A man has every season, while a woman has only the right to spring.

Jane Fonda

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Topic

Women and aging Men and women Patriarchy

Speaker

Jane Fonda

Source

Daily Mail

Medium

Newspaper

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

1989 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Actor Activist

From

United States

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Fonda, Jane. Quoted in Daily Mail. 13 Sept. 1989.

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Do you believe in miracles? Yes!

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Topic
Sports
Speaker
Al Michaels
Medium
TV broadcast
Statement Type
Question
Language
English
Time
1980 1980s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Michaels, Al. Spoken at the conclusion of victory by U.S. Olympic ice hockey team. 24 Feb. 1980, Olympic Fieldhouse, Olympic Arena, Lake Placid, NY, USA. ABC television broadcast.

Another quote about Patriarchy

"Beauty" is a currency system like the gold standard. Like any economy, it is determined by politics, and in the modern age in the West it is the last, best belief system that keeps male dominance intact.

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Topic
Patriarchy Beauty

Author

Naomi Wolf
Source
The Beauty Myth
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1990 1990s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Wolf, Naomi. The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women. Chatto & Windus, 1990.

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When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.

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Topic
Appreciation Scarcity

Author

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)
Source
Poor Richard's Almanack
Medium
Almanac
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1746 1740s 18th century
Era
Colonial America
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard's Almanack. Philadelphia, 1746.

Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1746." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.