"At 46 one must be a miser; only…" — Virginia Woolf
"At 46 one must be a miser; only have time for essentials."
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Virginia Woolf
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642 Quotes by Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf has 642 quotes on this site.
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To enjoy freedom ... we have of course to control ourselves. We must not squander our powers, helplessly and ignorantly,…
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If we didn't live venturously, plucking the wild goat by the beard, and trembling over precipices, we should never be…
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Against you I will fling myself, unvanquished and unyielding, O Death!
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Tom's great yellow bronze mask all draped upon an iron framework. An inhibited, nerve-drawn; dropped face - as if hung…
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I like going from one lighted room to another, such is my brain to me; lighted rooms.
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Does housekeeping interest you at all? I think it really ought to be just as good as writing and I…
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If woman had no existence save in the fiction written by men, one would imagine her a person of utmost…
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King old ladies assure us that cats are often the best judges of character. A cat will always to to…
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It is no use trying to sum people up. One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet…
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To make ideas effective, we must be able to fire them off. We must put them into action.
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Life for both sexes is arduous, difficult, a perpetual struggle. More than anything... it calls for confidence in oneself...And how…
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The history of most women is hidden either by silence, or by flourishes and ornaments that amount to silence.
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More Essentials Quotes
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I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people,…
— Arthur Ashe
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Touch seems to be as essential as sunlight.
— Diane Ackerman
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I'm working for the women in the world, today; that's my essential issue.
— Michelle Bachelet
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We have to make sure that women's issues are an essential element on the agendas of all heads of state,…
— Michelle Bachelet
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The freedom of all is essential to my freedom.
— Mikhail Bakunin
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Bathtubs, pools, water - to me, it's a very essential part of being grounded and sensual and feeling yourself.
— Andre Balazs
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Women of this planet need some essential resources: wells, seeds and roads. That is primarily all we have ever needed.…
— Roseanne Barr
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The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind…
— John Adams
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The essential element in personal magnetism is a consuming sincerity - an overwhelming faith in the importance of the work…
— Bruce Barton
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The pleasure we derive from the representation of the present is due, not only to the beauty it can be…
— Charles Baudelaire
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In the continuing debate over the morality of enhanced interrogation, an essential consideration is often overlooked: intent.
— Gary Bauer
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Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
— Joseph Addison
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