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“Indeed, there is no such thing as an altogether ugly woman — or altogether beautiful.”

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Michel de Montaigne was a French Renaissance philosopher, essayist, and writer. He is considered one of the most significant figures in the history of the essay. Montaigne's work, particularly his book 'Essays', has been influential in the development of modern prose. more

“Women want a family life that glitters and is stable. They don't want some lump spouse watching ice hockey in the late hours of his eighteenth beer. They want a family that is so much fun and is so smart that they look forward to Thanksgiving rather than regarding it with a shudder. That's the glitter part. The stable part is, obviously, they don't want to be one bead on a long necklace of wives. They want, just like men, fun, love, fame, money and power. And equal pay for equal work.”

Men Want Looks Long Fun Women Hours Pay Wife Fame Equal Late Smart Ice Beer Hockey Stable Spouse Family Life Glitter Lumps Women Want Beads Ice Hockey Equal Pay Necklaces Money And Power

Author:Carolyn See

“Money, power, love, sex (until they get married), adulation, children, and control. Of these, children cause the most trouble. Women also want equal rights and equal pay for equal work, and I agree with them 100%. Though on some days it is hard to figure out how a species that controls 97% of the money and all the pussy can be downtrodden.”

Want Children Hard Sex Causes Women Pay Rights Trouble Figures Equal Married Agree Species Equal Rights Power Of Love Pussy Equal Pay Money Power Downtrodden Adulation

Author:Larry L. King

“What do women want? A guy they can't drive crazy. There aren't many around. But they try. They can't help it, it's their nature.”

Want Trying Helping Guy Women Crazy Women Want

Author:Orson Bean

“Where young boys plan for what they will achieve and attain, young girls plan for whom they will achieve and attain.”

Young Girl Women Boys Plans Achieve

Book:Women and Economics - A Study of the Economic Relation Between Men and Women as a Factor in Social Evolution: From the famous American writer, feminist, social reformer and a respected sociologist who holds an important place in feminist fiction, well-known for her stories The Yellow Wallpaper and Herland

Source: Women and Economics - A Study of the Economic Relation Between Men and Women as a Factor in Social Evolution: From the famous American writer, feminist, social reformer and a respected sociologist who holds an important place in feminist fiction, well-known for her stories The Yellow Wallpaper and Herland

“Women aren't embarrassed when they buy men's pajamas, but a man buying a nightgown acts as though he were dealing with a dope peddler.”

Men Women Buying Embarrassed Dope Pajamas Peddler

Author:Jimmy Cannon

“A tranquil woman can go on sewing longer than an angry man can go on fuming.”

Men Women Goes On Angry Tranquil Sewing Angry Man

Book:The Collected Works of George Bernard Shaw: Plays, Novels, Articles, Letters and Essays: Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion, The New York Times Articles on War, Memories of Oscar Wilde and more

Source: The Collected Works of George Bernard Shaw: Plays, Novels, Articles, Letters and Essays: Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion, The New York Times Articles on War, Memories of Oscar Wilde and more

“My recipe for dealing with anger and frustration: set the kitchen timer for twenty minutes, cry, rant, and rave, and at the sound of the bell, simmer down and go about business as usual.”

Sound Minutes Cry Anger Twenties Down And Kitchen Frustration Usual Bells Recipes Rant Rave Timer Anger And Frustration Anger Frustration

Author:Phyllis Diller

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