Nature is entirely neutral; she submits to him who most energetically and resolutely assaults
her. She grants her rewards for the fittest.
—William Graham Sumner, 1880
Act […] when and where you want to, but do it with all your might.
—J. D. Salinger, 1957
***
Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily,
this is not difficult.
—Charlotte Whitton, 1963
Sure [Fred Astaire] was great, but don’t forget that Ginger Rogers did everything he did…
backwards, and in high heels!
—Bob Thaves, 1982
Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.
—Timothy Leary, 1987
[A woman] needs to know how to look like a girl, act like a lady, think like a man, and
work like a dog.
—Caroline K. Simon, 1959
***
A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the
wind.
—John Neal, 1848
To reach the source, one has to swim against the current.
—Stanisław Jerzy Lec, 1962
Only dead fish swims with the stream.
—Malcolm Muggeridge, 1966
What does not kill me, makes me stronger.
—Friedrich Nietzsche, 1888
A pike is in the sea to keep a crucian alert.
—Russian proverb
Fortune helps the bold.
—Virgil, *19 BC
Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
—Miguel de Cervantes, 1615
No victor believes in chance.
—Friedrich Nietzsche, 1882
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her. She grants her rewards for the fittest.
—William Graham Sumner, 1880
Act […] when and where you want to, but do it with all your might.
—J. D. Salinger, 1957
***
Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily,
this is not difficult.
—Charlotte Whitton, 1963
Sure [Fred Astaire] was great, but don’t forget that Ginger Rogers did everything he did…
backwards, and in high heels!
—Bob Thaves, 1982
Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.
—Timothy Leary, 1987
[A woman] needs to know how to look like a girl, act like a lady, think like a man, and
work like a dog.
—Caroline K. Simon, 1959
***
A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the
wind.
—John Neal, 1848
To reach the source, one has to swim against the current.
—Stanisław Jerzy Lec, 1962
Only dead fish swims with the stream.
—Malcolm Muggeridge, 1966
What does not kill me, makes me stronger.
—Friedrich Nietzsche, 1888
A pike is in the sea to keep a crucian alert.
—Russian proverb
Fortune helps the bold.
—Virgil, *19 BC
Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
—Miguel de Cervantes, 1615
No victor believes in chance.
—Friedrich Nietzsche, 1882
On Work and Leisure
17