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“The truth has no place in a courtroom. The only thing that matters is what the prosecution can prove.”
― The Defence
― The Defence
“When boys grow up to be men, many of them act out that entitlement by interrupting women, talking over them, ignoring them, resisting their influence, discounting what they have to say, and mansplaining to them even when the women are experts.”
― 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
“There's no such thing as a perfect so make peace with that now. Save yourself a lot of tears later.”
― The Two Lives of Sara
― The Two Lives of Sara
“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
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