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Doris Lessing Quotes



Quotes by Doris Lessing - (7 quotes)

Doris Lessing - From the Excellence category:

There's only one real sin, and that is to persuade oneself that the second-best is anything but the second-best. (Doris Lessing)

Doris Lessing - From the Gender category:

The freedom of women was achieved by two things: One, the Pill. Two... by labour-saving devices like the washing machine. By science, not feminism. (Doris Lessing)

Doris Lessing - From the Opportunity category:

Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so. (Doris Lessing)

Doris Lessing - From the Priorities category:

It is the mark of great people to treat trifles as trifles and important matters as important. (Doris Lessing)

Doris Lessing - From the Trust category:

Learn to trust your own judgment, learn inner independence, learn to trust that time will sort good from bad - including your own bad. (Doris Lessing)

Doris Lessing - From the Understanding category:

... that is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but in a new way. (Doris Lessing)

Doris Lessing - From the Uniqueness category:

We, as a society, can't tolerate very much difference. (Doris Lessing)