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Quote by Rita Mae Brown

“I do think women avoid power. Power assumes responsibility and accountability, and I think many, many women want to have it both ways.”

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Rita Mae Brown

Rita Mae Brown is an American writer born on November 28, 1944. Her works span across various genres including novels and poetry, known for her unique sense of humor and insightful commentary on social issues. more

“I think we all have something in our life's experience that makes us feel different. It's whether we have a gay parent or we have an alcoholic mother or maybe we don't know our father. And it's something that we feel bad about initially because we think we're abnormal. What's abnormal is our assumption that there's something called 'normal.'”

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Author:Amy Richards

“Nobody ever asks men about the work-life balance, and I just find that interesting, because clearly, I would imagine most men also want to be good fathers, and I'm sure they want to be good partners.”

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Author:Katie Couric

“As a kid growing up, this was sometimes a little bit intimidating to have a mom who was always, like, speaking up and always saying something that might be kind of controversial . . . . The thing I think that we got out of that that was really good was, like, we weren't afraid to make waves.”

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Author:Susan Wojcicki

“Audiences like their blues singers to be miserable.”

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Author:Janis Joplin

“What I would tell girls coming up is just be yourself and don't let people get in the way.”

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Author:Martina Navratilova

“If it feels right in your gut, this is who you are, this is what you do, this is what you feel, then don't hide that. You just stick to it and the world will catch up.”

Ifs World Feels Who You Are Sticks Guts Feels Right

Author:Martina Navratilova

“Music, art, and literature are inseparable for me. How does "composition" evolve in a music and art context? It's a question we can never answer: it only asks for more information and generates more questions.”

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Author:DJ Spooky

“I'm passionate about the fact that this world that we live on is a stunningly beautiful place we have despoiled at every level.”

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Author:DJ Spooky

“My work is all about creating new paths for thinking about the possibilities inherent in all art; another world is possible!”

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Author:DJ Spooky

“Our contemporary life is based on information that can change at any time.”

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Author:DJ Spooky

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