Clare Boothe Luce Quotes

A collection of quotes by Clare Boothe Luce.

Clare Boothe Luce was an American playwright, diplomat, journalist, and politician. She was born on March 10, 1903, in New York City. Luce began her career as a journalist and eventually became a popular playwright, best known for her satirical comedy "The Women" which opened on Broadway in 1936.

In addition to her success in the world of theater, Luce was actively involved in politics. She became the first American woman to hold a major diplomatic post when President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed her as the United States Ambassador to Italy from 1953 to 1956. Luce's political ambition reached its peak when she served as a U.S. Representative from Connecticut's 4th congressional district from 1943 to 1947.

During her lifetime, Luce was known for her strong conservative views and commitment to feminism. She co-founded the influential political magazine "Vanity Fair" and published her own magazine, "The Clare Boothe Luce's Journal". Luce was also a supporter of the civil rights movement and advocated for equal opportunities for women in society and politics.

Clare Boothe Luce passed away on October 9, 1987, leaving behind a legacy as a talented writer, politician, and advocate for women's rights.

They say that women talk too much. If you have worked in Con

They say that women talk too much. If you have worked in Congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men.

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They say women talk too much. If you have worked in Congress

They say women talk too much. If you have worked in Congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men.

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A man's home may seem to be his castle on the outside inside

A man's home may seem to be his castle on the outside inside is more often his nursery.

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Love is a verb.

Love is a verb.

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Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed

Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, 'She doesn't have what it takes' They will say, 'Women don't have what it takes.'

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Money can't buy happiness, but it can make you awfully comfo

Money can't buy happiness, but it can make you awfully comfortable while you're being miserable.

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In the final analysis there is no other solution to man's pr

In the final analysis there is no other solution to man's progress but the day's honest work, the day's honest decision, the day's generous utterances, and the day's good deed.

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The politicians were talking themselves red, white and blue

The politicians were talking themselves red, white and blue in the face.

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A woman's best protection is a little money of her own.

A woman's best protection is a little money of her own.

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But much of what Mr. Wallace calls his global thinking is, n

But much of what Mr. Wallace calls his global thinking is, no matter how you slice it, still globaloney. Mr. Wallaces warp of sense and his woof of nonsense is very tricky cloth out of which to cut the pattern of a post-war world.

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No woman has ever so comforted the distressed or distressed

No woman has ever so comforted the distressed or distressed the comfortable. On Eleanor Roosevelt

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Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.

Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.

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But if God had wanted us to think just with our wombs, why d

But if God had wanted us to think just with our wombs, why did He give us a brain?

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They say women talk too much. If you ever worked in Congres

They say women talk too much. If you ever worked in Congress you know that the filibuster was invented yb men.

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Women know what men have long forgotten. The ultimate econom

Women know what men have long forgotten. The ultimate economic and spiritual unit of any civilization is still the family.

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I refuse the compliment that I think like a man, thought has

I refuse the compliment that I think like a man, thought has no sex, one either thinks or one does not.

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A man has only one escape from his old self: to see a differ

A man has only one escape from his old self: to see a different self in the mirror of some woman's eyes.

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I don't have a warm personal enemy left. They've all died of

I don't have a warm personal enemy left. They've all died off. I miss them terribly because they helped define me.

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In politics women type the letters, lick the stamps, distrib

In politics women type the letters, lick the stamps, distribute the pamphlets and get out the vote. Men get elected.

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Male supremacy has kept woman down. It has not knocked her o

Male supremacy has kept woman down. It has not knocked her out.

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