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After the revolution, when one person injures another, society would concern itself most immediately to give help to the person who has been injured.


Barbara Deming

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BARBARA DEMING They did a really good job.
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BRIAN DEMING They really did an impressive job.
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DRAKE DEMING Our direct measurement confirms this estimate.
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W. EDWARDS DEMING We do not know what quality is.
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BARBARA SMITH You can only paint through your experience and sub-consciousness.
BARBARA SMITH This invisibility, however, means that the opportunities for creative research are infinite.
BARBARA SMITH Black women as a group have never been fools. We couldn't afford to be.
BARBARA SMITH Black women, whose experience is unique, are seldom recognized as a particular social-cultural entit...
BARBARA SMITH It's essential to distinguish between events that are really beyond your control and events you ...
BARBARA SHER We are like violins. We can be used as doorstops, or we can make music.
BARBARA SHER You don't have to get it right the first time.
BARBARA SHER