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Over 100 Inspiring Quotes

So many people have said so many things so much better than I will ever be able to.  Here are 100 of them.  I hope you find at least a few that speak to you. If you want to be happy, be.   – Leo Tolstoy The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.   – Mark Twain Happiness is excitement that has found a settling down place.  But there is always a little corner that keeps flapping around.   – E.L. Konigsburg Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys.  If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.   – Fyodor Dostoevsky You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want.   – Margaret Young This is my “depressed stance”.  When you’re depressed, it makes a lot of difference how you stand.  The worst thing you can do is straighten up and hold your head high be...

Alice In Wonderland (Feminist Friendly)

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I went  to see Tim Burton's "Alice In Wonderland" in 3D the other night and thoroughly enjoyed it.The Special effects were amazing and I was entranced by the experience of 3D.The further I got into the movie the more I saw there was an underlying feminist theme (intentional,I am not sure).Both the most powerful figures in Wonderland are all female (Alice "The Champion",The Red and White Queens and even the little needle wielding mouse).It made me happy to see all the Woman Power.