"I would as soon put a girl alone into a closet to meditate as give her only the society of her needle."
― Maria Mitchell
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Science
More From Maria Mitchell
- "I was a little doubtful about the propriety of going to the Mammoth Cave without a gentleman escort, but if two ladies travel alone they must have the courage of men."
- "We travel to learn; and I have never been in any country where they did not do something better than we do it, think some thoughts better than we think, catch some inspiration from heights above our own."
- "Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God."
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- "But let’s just say, I’m Irish. I grew up in the 1950s. Religion had a very tight iron fist."― Liam Neeson
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- "One thing I resent is the slur that I just support political candidates because of the business."― Rupert Murdoch