#omen

For a moment at least, be a smile on someone else’s face. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#dejan-stojanovic #face #literature #literature-quotes #moment

As they passed the rows of houses they saw through the open doors that men were sweeping and dusting and washing dishes, while the women sat around in groups, gossiping and laughing. What has happened?' the Scarecrow asked a sad-looking man with a bushy beard, who wore an apron and was wheeling a baby carriage along the sidewalk. Why, we've had a revolution, your Majesty -- as you ought to know very well,' replied the man; 'and since you went away the women have been running things to suit themselves. I'm glad you have decided to come back and restore order, for doing housework and minding the children is wearing out the strength of every man in the Emerald City.' Hm!' said the Scarecrow, thoughtfully. 'If it is such hard work as you say, how did the women manage it so easily?' I really do not know,' replied the man, with a deep sigh. 'Perhaps the women are made of cast-iron. ↗

— L. Frank Baum

#men

It sometimes entered Mr. Pontellier's mind to wonder if his wife were not growing a little unbalanced mentally. He could see plainly that she was not herself. That is, he could not see that she was becoming herself and daily casting aside that fictitious self which we assume like a garment with which to appear before the world. ↗

— Kate Chopin

#women #mental-health

Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting, yet conjure up a childhood summer beside a lake in the mountains. ↗

— Diane Ackerman

#beside #childhood #conjure #fleeting #lake

Some moments it feels longer, other moments it feels like it's flown by; you can't believe you've done it all that time... Overall, you have a strong sense for the full spectrum that you've sort of traveled. ↗

— Andre Agassi

#done #feels #flown #full #like

I had my moments for sure but I wasn't confrontational. And sometimes you get on the court and you'd find yourself very confrontational. It was all a discovery. ↗

— Andre Agassi

#court #discovery #find #get #had

I've got cousins galore. Mexicans just spread all their seeds. And the women just pop them out. ↗

— Jessica Alba

#got #i #just #mexicans #out

But I do not believe that the world would be entirely different if there were more women leaders. Maybe if everybody in leadership was a woman, you might not get into the conflicts in the first place. But if you watch the women who have made it to the top, they haven't exactly been non-aggressive - including me. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#believe #conflicts #different #entirely #everybody

This is pure speculation, but for a period of time, a lot of getting into a party was through fundraising and volunteer work, and Republican women had more time to do that than democratic women, who were out there getting jobs. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

#fundraising #getting #had #into #jobs

If you real desire is to be good, there is no need to wait for the money before you do it; you can do it now, this very moment, and just where you are. ↗

— James Allen

#desire #good #just #moment #money