“Girls Scouts taught me to succeed (cookie selling) and to fail (knot tying) and to learn and benefit from both.” GirlFailingTaughtSucceedBenefitsSellingCookiesKnotsGirl Scout Author:Carol Bellamy
“Prostitution is criminal, and bad things happen because it's run illegally by dirt-bags who are criminals. If it's legal, then the girls could have health checks, unions, benefits, anything any other worker gets, and it would be far better.” IfsHappensWould BeRunningLawGirlBenefitsUnionsWorkersCriminalsThings HappenChecksBagsIllegalBad ThingsDirtProstitutionBad Things Happen Author:Jesse Ventura
“So long as a novelist works selfishly for the pleasure of creating character and situation corresponding to his own illusions, ideals and intuitions, he will always produce something worth while and natural. Directly he takes himself too seriously and begins for the alleged benefit of humanity an elaborate dissection of complexes, he evolves a book that is more ridiculous and tiresome than the most conventional cold cream girl novel of yesterday.” LongBookCharacterHumanityGirlNaturalPleasureSituationNovelProduceColdBenefitsCreatingIllusionIdealsComplexesIntuitionRidiculousYesterdayEvolveNovelistsConventionalCreamCorrespondingTiresomeDissectionCreating Characters Book:Willa Cather in person: interviews, speeches, and letters Source: Willa Cather in person: interviews, speeches, and letters
“What is any respectable girl brought up to do but to catch some rich man's fancy and get the benefit of his money by marrying him?--as if a marriage ceremony could make any difference in the right or wrong of the thing!” IfsMenGirlSexDifferencesMarriageRichBenefitsFancyCeremonyRespectableRich ManMarryingMarriage CeremonyMarrying Him Book:Mrs. Warren's Profession Source: Mrs. Warren's Profession
“We girls should have to change a tire or take a 'change your oil' class in high school instead of taking home economics, because we'd benefit from that.” ShouldHomeSchoolGirlClassBenefitsHigh SchoolEconomicsShould HaveOilTireHome Economics Author:Teri Hatcher