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“Men are assumed to be competent until proven otherwise, whereas a woman is assumed to be incompetent until she proves otherwise.”
― The Authority Gap: Why Women Are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do About It
― The Authority Gap: Why Women Are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do About It
“Sometimes the best lessons we can study are indeed those we should not repeat: that is the case with Sir Francis Drake. Not the legacy to be wished, and of all the admirals in this volume he would be the least admirable, pun intended.”
― Sailing True North: Ten Admirals and the Voyage of Character
― Sailing True North: Ten Admirals and the Voyage of Character
“It was never worth worrying about someone you didn’t love. And it wasn’t love if you didn’t worry.”
― Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
― Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
“It’s curious,” I said slowly. “Miss Marple was saying this evening that that note was all wrong.” “Confound the woman, she couldn’t know more about it if she had committed the murder herself.”
― The Complete Miss Marple Collection
― The Complete Miss Marple Collection
“Don't bite the hand that feeds you - especially if you're dining alone.”
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