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My chosen quote this week is by the Belgian fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg (1946) she is best known for her wrap dress.
“When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier.”
Diane Von Furstenberg
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My chosen quote this week is by one of my favourite authors Neil Gaiman.
“Most books on witchcraft will tell you that witches work naked. This is because most books on witchcraft were written by men.”
Neil Gaiman
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My chosen quote this week is by Coco Chanel (1883-1971) the French fashion designer and businesswoman.
“A girl should be two things: who and what she wants.”
Coco Chanel
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My chosen quote this week is the American singer, actress and television personality Cherilyn Sarkisian better known as Cher (1946).
“If you can’t go straight ahead, you go around the corner.”
Cher
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My chosen quote today is by the American actress, filmmaker and humanitarian, Angelina Jolie (1975).
“I don’t think about beauty. I wake up and I want to be a smarter person, that’s my focus. … I’m encouraging certainly my girls that if they can make their inside and who they are really, really stunning then everything falls together.”
Angelina Jolie
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My chosen quote for today is by the American progressive activist and writer Marge Piercy (1936).
“A strong woman is a woman determined to do something others are determined not be done.”
Marge Piercy
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Happy Burns Night!
Is anybody celebrating Burns Night tonight? I have celebrated by playing some Scottish music and eating some shortbread.
My chosen quote for today is obviously one by Robert Burns.
“Dare to be honest and fear no labor.”
Robert Burns
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My chosen quote for this week is by the American actress who was famous on Broadway and radio, and in silent and sound films Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke (1884-1970), otherwise known as Billie Burke. She was best known for her role as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in the musical The Wizard of Oz (1939).
“Age is of no importance unless you’re a cheese.”
Billie Burke
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My chosen quote this week is by Hilary Clinton (1947). Clinton is an American politician, diplomat and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States secretary of state under president Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States senator representing New York from 2001 to 2009, and as First Lady of the United States as the wife of president Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001.
“Always aim high, work hard, and care deeply about what you believe in. And, when you stumble, keep faith. And, when you’re knocked down, get right back up and never listen to anyone who says you can’t or shouldn’t go on.”
Hilary Clinton
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It is time for another Mid Week Quote and this is the first one for 2023.
“Be messy and complicated and afraid and show up anyways.”
Glennon Doyle
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