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“Anybody who believes in something without reservation believes that this thing is right and should be, has the stamina to meet obstacles and overcome them.”

Should Believe Women Overcoming Obstacles Stamina Reservations

Book:As good as Golda: the warmth and wisdom of Israel's Prime Minister

Source: As good as Golda: the warmth and wisdom of Israel's Prime Minister

“For women there are, undoubtedly, great difficulties in the path, but so much the more to overcome. First, no woman should say, "I am but a woman!" But a woman! What more can you ask to be?”

Should Firsts Asks Women Path Overcoming Difficulty

Book:Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals

Source: Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals

“Women must work doubly hard to overcome their conditioning in order to become enlightened. They must erase both conscious and unconscious ideas of sexual inferority that have been programmed into their awareness.”

Has Beens Ideas Hard Order Women Awareness Enlightenment Conscious Overcoming Unconscious Enlightened Conditioning Erase Conscious And Unconscious

Author:Frederick Lenz

“A woman with fair opportunities, and without an absolute hump, may marry whom she likes. Only let us be thankful that the darlings are like the beasts of the field, and don't know their own power. They would overcome us entirely if they did.”

Ifs Knows May Opportunity Women Fields Fairs Overcoming Absolutes Likes Beast Being Thankful Darling

Book:Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero

Source: Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero

“A man, at least, is free; he can explore every passion, every land, overcome obstacles, taste the most distant pleasures. But a woman is continually thwarted. Inert and pliant at the same time, she must struggle against both the softness of her flesh and subjection to the law. Her will, like the veil tied to her hat by a string, flutters with every breeze; there is always some desire luring her on, some convention holding her back.”

Men Law Desire Passion Women Pleasure Struggle Land Taste Overcoming Obstacles Flesh Hats Strings Conventions Tied Veils Breeze Softness Subjection

Book:Madame Bovary: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Source: Madame Bovary: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

“We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.”

Life Inspiration Women Chance Self Esteem Overcoming Excellence Extraordinary Notion Making A Difference Mediocre

Book:Respect for Acting

Source: Respect for Acting

“Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.”

“The way you overcome shyness is to become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid.”

Way Fear Women Forget Business Anxiety Overcoming Shy Shyness Chakra Fear Nothing

Author:Lady Bird Johnson

“Though women have small force to overcome men by reason; yet have they good fortune to undermine them by policy.”

Men Reason Force Women Policy Overcoming Fortune Good Fortune

Book:John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England': An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition

Source: John Lyly 'Euphues: the Anatomy of Wit' and 'Euphues and His England': An Annotated, Modern-Spelling Edition

“Having limits to push against is how you find out what you can do.”

Inspirational Women Can Do Limits Findings Overcoming Perseverance Limitation Persistence Pushing Finding Yourself Push Yourself Ballerina

Author:Sylvie Guillem