Stop the habit of wishful thinking and start the habit of thoughtful wishes.


Mary Martin

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Without that assured American largesse Israel would have been obliged to come to an accommodation wi...
MARY DOUGLAS
Writers sometimes give up what is most strange and wonderful about their writing - soften their roug...
MARY OLIVER
The very winds whispered in soothing accents, and maternal Nature bade me weep no more.
MARY SHELLEY
Adolescence is when girls experience social pressure to put aside their authentic selves and to disp...
MARY PIPHER
Men and women must be educated, in a great degree, by the opinions and manners of the society they l...
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT
I'd want it to be really special to both of us, but I'm a huge fan of 'At Last' as a...
MARY LAMBERT
Make them laugh, make them cry, and hack to laughter. What do people go to the theatre for? An emoti...
MARY PICKFORD
I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.
MARY SHELLEY
When I got sober, I thought giving up was saying goodbye to all the fun and all the sparkle, and it ...
MARY KARR
It's a marathon, not a sprint. I actually feel like I come to work stronger when I've had a ...
MARY BARRA
I think baking is very rewarding, and if you follow a good recipe, you will get success.
MARY BERRY
Women ought to have representatives, instead of being arbitrarily governed without any direct share ...
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT
Poetry is one of the ancient arts, and it began as did all the fine arts, within the original wilder...
MARY OLIVER
Because of the dog's joyfulness, our own is increased. It is no small gift. It is not the least ...
MARY OLIVER
Body love is more than acceptance of self or the acceptance of the body. Body love is about self-wor...
MARY LAMBERT