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My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you’ll be happy; if not, you’ll become a philosopher.” – Socrates (470-399 B.C.) “Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t

Erica Jong

Many people today believe that cynicism requires courage. Actually, cynicism is the height of cowardice. It is innocence and open-heartednes s that requires the true courage — however often we are hurt as a result of it.
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Actually Believe Courage Cowardice Cynicism Height Innocense Many People Require Result Today
The parity of women’s health. It’s very depressing to think that you win these rights, but then you have to win them again, and again, and again, and fight the same battles over and over.
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Again Battel Depress Fight Heath Over Partly Right Win Women
I stand in the mist and cry, thinking of myself standing in the mist and crying, and wondering if I will ever be able to use this experience in a book.
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Able Cry Ever Experience Mist Must Stand Think Use Wonder
Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.
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Advice Already Answer Ask Know Wish
Every time we hit an air pocket and the plane dropped about five hundred feet (leaving my stomach in my mouth)
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Drop Every Time Feel Five Hit Hundred Leave Mouth Plain Pocket Stomach
My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you’ll be happy; if not, you’ll become a philosopher.” – Socrates (470-399 B.C.) “Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t
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Advice Answer Become Get Good Happy Married Philosopher Socrates Wife Wish
A new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart.
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Expand Nearly New Dog Old replace
Because I loved myself, I was loved.
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Love Loved Myself
The dilemma is that if one does not risk anything one risks even more.
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Anything Dilemma Even More One Risk
People are interested in their own sexuality and they’ve always reflected it in their art. End of story.
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Always Art End Interest People Reflect Sexuality Story Wn
Always do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar.
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Acquire Always Courage Fear Most Taste Thing
If sex and creativity are often seen by dictators as subversive activities, it’s because they lead to the knowledge that you own your own body (and with it your own voice), and that’s the most revolutionary insight of all.
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Activities Body Creativity Dictator Knowledge Lead Often Own Seen Sex
People always think that history proceeds in a straight line. It doesn’t. Social attitudes don’t change in a straight line.
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Always Attitude Change History Line People Proceed Social Straight Think
Do all women have to keep silent for men to speak? Do all women have to be legless for men to walk?
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Keep Legless Men Silent Speak Walk Women
The best slave does not need to be beaten. She beats herself.
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Beat Beaten Best Herself Need Slave
If we can be sufficient unto ourselves, we need fear no entangling webs.
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Fear Need Ourselves Sufficient Unto Web

My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you’ll be happy; if not, you’ll become a philosopher.” – Socrates (470-399 B.C.) “Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t

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My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you’ll be happy; if not, you’ll become a philosopher.” – Socrates (470-399 B.C.) “Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t

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