Achievement Quote by Sarah Moore Grimke

“Every rational being she believed must have some purpose in life beyond mere pleasure for pleasure's sake. Enjoyment without settled principles, laudable purposes, mental…

— Lynne Withey

Instead of idleness, vanity, or an intellect formed by the spoon-feeding of others, my girls have acquired energy, industry, and independence.

— Geraldine Brooks

“Finally I teach the joys of altruism. Many adolescent girls are self-absorbed. It's not a character flaw, it's a developmental stage. Nonetheless, in makes…

— Mary Pipher

I think that you have to do everything you can do to empower girls when they are young, from their education, to their successful…

— Susie Bright

“The chief means of liberating women is replacing of compulsiveness and compulsion by the pleasure principle. Cooking, clothes, beauty, and housekeeping are all compulsive…

— Germaine Greer

“Many of the most accomplished girls are disconnecting from the truest parts of themselves, sacrificing essential self-knowledge to the pressure of who they think…

— Rachel Simmons

From social intercourse are derived some of the highest enjoyments of life; where there is a free interchange of sentiments the mind acquires new…

— Joseph Addison

“Thus, in the realm of human relationships, a different form of pleasure is experienced, a different sort of motivation is involved, and a different…

— Ayn Rand

The female psyche is inherently self-sufficient, because female sexuality is inherently self-sufficient. I think women are maybe more comfortable, or women are able to…

— Laura Marling

The range of socially permissible and desirable satisfaction is greatly enlarged, but through this satisfaction, the Pleasure Principle is reduced deprived of the claims…

— Herbert Marcuse

Each component of the organism, like the individual in the social body, possesses the capacity for enjoyment of the self through sharing with others.

— Raoul Vaneigem

My book, 'The Total Me-Tox,' is about self-care and self-love and how they lead to success and empowerment. My goal is to encourage women…

— Beth Behrs