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1. I don’t think women are better than men, I think men are a lot worse than women. —Louis C. K. 2. Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior. —Socrates 3.

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Here are 15 quotes from powerful women who have redefined what it means to be kickass and showed us that it is possible to achieve the “impossible.”

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I’ve pulled together my top 12 inspirational quotes from women in one handy list. Enjoy, and live by their greatness.

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I’m a writer, and I don’t want to be miserable.

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7. E.B. White to his wife on the occasion of her pregnancy, “written” by their dog.

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5. He has Van Gogh’s ear for music.

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I’m re-reading Dickens, for the 4th time because I don’t know how else to study for this exam.

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Since lady parts-owner Alice Munro just won the Nobel Prize for Literature, making her the 13th woman in the award’s 112 year history, there’s no time better than the present to share some of the 21st century’s other talented female writers.

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He composed his poem Marmion while on horseback. Of his writing process, he said, “Oh, man, I had many a grand gallop among these braes when I was thinking of ‘Marmion.'”

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Today, we see another group seeking a distant age. With their polaroid cameras, fixie bikes and lens-less glasses, hipsters look for a time when things were simpler, machines hadn’t taken over, and one could wear clashing prints with impunity.