Myra Bradwell Quotes & Sayings

He dances well to whom Fortune pipes. — John Ray

Shallan sat down on the plush, white bed, and sank almost down to her neck. What had they made the thing out of? Air and wishes? It felt luxurious. — Brandon Sanderson

I'm afraid I might make a fool of myself over him. I'm not even sure he would notice if I did. — Courtney Milan

As a rule, our largest cities are the worst governed. — Josiah Strong

In the late 1860s, Myra Bradwell petitioned for a law license and argued that the 14th Amendment protected her right to practice. The Illinois Supreme Court rejected her petition, ruling that because she was married she had no legal right to operate on her own. When she challenged the ruling, Justice Joseph Bradley wrote in his decision, "It certainly cannot be affirmed, as a historical fact, that [the right to choose one's profession] has ever been established as one of the fundamental privileges and immunities of the sex." Rather, Bradley argued, "The paramount destiny and mission of women are to fulfill the noble and benign offices of wife and mother."40 Meanwhile, — Rebecca Traister

She looked into space a lot, didn't say much, and kissed my father when midnight came, as if she were punching a time card. — A.S. King

I urge the media to start referring to climate skeptics as what they really are: climate assholes. — Bill Maher

***A Last note from your narrator***
I am haunted by humans. — Markus Zusak

Does anyone have any questions for my answers? — Henry A. Kissinger

However unchristian it may seem, I do not even bear any ill feeling towards myself. — Friedrich Nietzsche

In tough times, everyone has to take their share of the pain. — Theresa May

If you did not live lovingly and love deeply, you would not feel the pain of separation. But neither would you feel the joy, passion, and happiness that living fully and loving deeply bring. — Susan Barbara Apollon

You may say, "I wish to send this ball so as to kill the lion crouching yonder, ready to spring upon me. My wishes are all right, and I hope Providence will direct the ball." Providence won't. You must do it; and if you do not, you are a dead man. — Henry Ward Beecher