Clara Parkes quote: "Knitting has a profound connective power. The culture and people and rituals around it, the values, they all contribute to an immediate and profound trust in one another. It's home. You belong and are accepted, which rings true no matter where you are."

The one thing you can take out of an experience like ('The Island') is, hopefully, some wisdom, ... ...
WALTER PARKES

In the original book, Mark's character was just a guy who rented that apartment and encountered the ...
WALTER PARKES

There's really no distinction between amateurs and professionals. But I don't think we'll see yardag...
MARTY PARKES

We do not think these strong gains have been irrational or speculative, they are based in fundamenta...
ROBERT PARKES

Today's package actually tells players to put away any major investment plans and rely on regulation...
BRUCE PARKES

M&A in the UK is not just focussed on a couple of sectors, it is across the board -- that tells you ...
ROBERT PARKES

Kindness and wisdom is the pathway leading to GOD'S LOVE! -Clara.
CLARA

I often think if mirrors could give up their dead how wonderful it would be.
BESSIE PARKES BELLOC

A little experience often upsets a lot of theory.
S. PARKES CADMAN

We can see a thousand miracles around us every day. What is more supernatural than an egg yolk turni...
S. PARKES CADMAN

Why hurry over beautiful things? Why not linger and enjoy them?
CLARA SCHUMANN

For reforms ameliorate the situation of the working class, they lighten the weight of the chains lab...
CLARA ZETKIN

Technology may be traditionally perceived as a male-dominated industry, but it won't always be t...
CLARA SHIH

To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we alwa...
CLARA ORTEGA

The more I see of men, the more I like dogs.
CLARA BOW

All that I love loses half its pleasure if you are not there to share it
CLARA ORTEGA

It is out of the question that the task of socialist women's activity should be to alienate prol...
CLARA ZETKIN

An institution or reform movement that is not selfish, must originate in the recognition of some evi...
CLARA BARTON

I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I ...
CLARA BARTON

This conflict is one thing I've been waiting for. I'm well and strong and young - young enou...
CLARA BARTON

I do not want horses or diamonds - I am happy in possessing you.
CLARA SCHUMANN

I want people to be inspired that I've always strived for excellence and I've always gone be...
CLARA HUGHES

I wonder if a soldier ever does mend a bullet hole in his coat?
CLARA BARTON

I may sometimes be willing to teach for nothing, but if paid at all, I shall never do a man's wo...
CLARA BARTON

The patriot blood of my father was warm in my veins.
CLARA BARTON

In individual industries where female labour pays an important role, any movement advocating better ...
CLARA ZETKIN

Bourgeois society is not fundamentally opposed to the bourgeois women's movement, which is prove...
CLARA ZETKIN

We would, however, perform an injustice to the bourgeois women's rights movement if we would reg...
CLARA ZETKIN

The surest test of discipline is its absence.
CLARA BARTON

I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better...
CLARA BARTON

In the women's world, as well as in the men's world, there exists the class law and the clas...
CLARA ZETKIN

Women's propaganda must touch upon all those questions which are of great importance to the gene...
CLARA ZETKIN

The capitalists speculate on the two following factors: the female worker must be paid as poorly as ...
CLARA ZETKIN

What made women's labour particularly attractive to the capitalists was not only its lower price...
CLARA ZETKIN

The proletarian woman fights hand in hand with the man of her class against capitalist society.
CLARA ZETKIN

Is an artist much more than a beggar?
CLARA SCHUMANN

A ball had passed between my body and the right arm which supported him, cutting through the sleeve ...
CLARA BARTON

Being a sex symbol is a heavy load to carry, especially when one is tired, hurt and bewildered.
CLARA BOW

Social Democratic and trade union organs have approved of the illegal invasion of Belgium, of the ma...
CLARA ZETKIN

I am kind of like a diesel. It is the cyclist in me.
CLARA HUGHES

The most disastrous phenomenon of the current situation is the factor that imperialism is employing ...
CLARA ZETKIN

My twin and I were wombmates and then roommates. Some day our bodies will be tombmates. (as their so...
CLARA TAIPALE

I was, without exaggeration, a delinquent teenager.
CLARA HUGHES

A ball had passed between my body and the right arm which supported him, cutting through the sleeve ...
CLARA BARTON

The door that nobody else will go in at, seems always to swing open widely for me.
CLARA BARTON

This conflict is one thing I've been waiting for. I'm well and strong and young - young enough to go...
CLARA BARTON

As entrepreneurs, we must constantly dream and have the conviction and obsession to transform our dr...
CLARA SHIH

These interests of the workers, as the exploited and oppressed, class of society, are the same in al...
CLARA ZETKIN

My imagination can picture no fairer happiness than to continue living for art.
CLARA SCHUMANN

The whole point of social media is continuity and continual engagement.
CLARA SHIH

I'll count the votes and see 22 , and (Morgan) will claim it was 27.
CLARA CHEE

All women, whatever be their position, should demand political equality as a means of a freer life, ...
CLARA ZETKIN

My health may be better preserved if I exert myself less, but in the end doesn't each person giv...
CLARA SCHUMANN

Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that wh...
CLARA BARTON

White people would come by here and, when they left, they would get harassed by the police, but the ...
CLARA BROOKS

There is certainly a sense of urgency to fix everything now, but the planning has not been thorough ...
CLARA HEMPHILL

Preston Sturges is one of my favorites. I learned about dialogue and timing from him - louder, faste...
CLARA MAMET

It is one of New York City's best public elementary schools.
CLARA HEMPHILL

Our business goes from strength to strength creating more value by the day.
CLARA FURSE

It's clear we are trading cheap relative to the other exchanges. It doesn't tie in with our actual p...
CLARA FURSE

January's record trading figures continue the pattern of accelerated SETS growth.
CLARA FURSE

I am pleased to confirm the Exchange's new headquarters will be based in the City of London, ... The...
CLARA FURSE

The priority is to get out of the offer period, so we can get on with running the business.
CLARA FURSE

the business is in very good shape
CLARA FURSE

Like many of my fellow entrepreneurs, I didn't create Hearsay Social with my co-founder Steve Ga...
CLARA SHIH

It is a very clever merger and we hope it will go on. The prime minister has understood that he had ...
CLARA GAYMARD

The traveling schedule is pretty crazy. We were in Europe before we went to Korea. You get used to d...
CLARA HUGHES

I love skating so much and I feel like every time I step out onto the ice, that's what I'm meant to ...
CLARA HUGHES

I am a warrior, this is war, this is a battle,
CLARA HUGHES

To actually go beyond that and to go harder in the last third in the race is something I don't even ...
CLARA HUGHES

After a lot of struggle, there is a point when the body cannot fight any more, and the after-effects...
CLARA HUGHES

Their tails are high and tongues awag-the twin banners of sled dog contentment.
CLARA GERMANI

Others are writing my biography, and let it rest as they elect to make it. I have lived my life, wel...
CLARA BARTON

I may sometimes be willing to teach for nothing, but if paid at all, I shall never do a man's work f...
CLARA BARTON

What could I do but go with them [Civil War soldiers], or work for them and my country? The patriot ...
CLARA BARTON

I know I will face many challenges and examinations throughout the election period, but I vow to be ...
CLARA CHOU

Let a thousand flowers bloom and we'll see what flourishes.
CLARA HEMPHILL

I am speechless, honestly, I feel like I'm going to start crying.
CLARA HUGHES

Every season can be an allergy season, depending on what you're allergic to.
CLARA CHUNG

due to negligence of township employees.
CLARA MAASS

Tracy was a good kid. He was doing a lot of things positive. He turned his life around.
CLARA WARD

My Keeper took everything from me: my home, my family, my voice. He made me powerless. But I'm home ...
CLARA KENSIE

We are concerned by the high levels of obesity and low levels of physical activity among elementary-...
CLARA HEMPHILL

This all fuels growth on SETS ... it's a secular story.
CLARA FURSE

I was born in Canada, went to school in Colombia and Denmark, and have worked for American, French a...
CLARA FURSE

To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we alwa...
CLARA ORTEGA

It is not love that transforms the world, but pity.
CLARA WINTER

Currently in editing.
CLARA BARTON

We are not making this demand for the sake of a principle, but in the interests of the proletarian c...
CLARA ZETKIN

What practical conclusions may we now draw for our propaganda work among women? The task of this Par...
CLARA ZETKIN

Each reform, therefore, improving the economical and political situation of the workers proves to be...
CLARA ZETKIN

Being a sex symbol is a heavy load to carry, especially when one is very tired, hurt and bewildered.
CLARA BOW

If you dream and you allow yourself to dream you can do anything. And that's what this Olympic m...
CLARA HUGHES

I will tell them how to 'stand for our land' and listen to them even if they do not agree with me.
CLARA CHOU

We don't see these pan-blue figures offer any evidence to support their charges. Instead we just hea...
CLARA CHOU

I wrote and directed a movie called 'Two-Bit Waltz.'
CLARA MAMET

The tea is ice-cold, the room grows colder and colder, but I grow warmer and warmer.
CLARA SCHUMANN

My Keeper's house. Right there. Brown shingles, dark red shutters, yellow-and-black police tape wrap...
CLARA KENSIE

My father is using me as a message of hope. My sister is using me as a message of fear.
I don't...
CLARA KENSIE

Some stories won't have a happy ending, but there's always hope that the next one will. Hope is ever...
CLARA KENSIE

My unfurling began with stillness. Instead of sprinting from terror or trying to karate chop the emp...
CLARA BENSEN

The only reason I've shared my story is to take that tiny baby step of breaking down the stigma ...
CLARA HUGHES

I cannot give a single concert at which I do not play one piece after the other in an agony of terro...
CLARA SCHUMANN

Technologies and specific vendors may come and go, but massive cultural transformations and new kind...
CLARA SHIH

On the last lap, I felt like I was going to die.
CLARA HUGHES

From my understanding, he died in his brother's arms. He was still breathing. He said that he said, ...
CLARA WARD

$500 a month for family health insurance, how can I pay that? Even with the raise, we make to little...
CLARA VARGAS

I am very hurt, but very grateful that our fight will continue.
CLARA VARGAS

We want what every worker in the country wants: a better future for their family.
CLARA VARGAS

The mayor has been here along with commissioners, Congress members. They have all promised to try to...
CLARA VARGAS

I asked him if he would help. He said, 'I'm glad you're concerned,' and promised to speak to his fat...
CLARA TAYLOR

We think, basically, enough is enough. What we really want is for everybody to leave us alone Saturd...
CLARA TAYLOR

Hate is not a word we use in our home. I don't hate them. I just want justice done.
CLARA TAYLOR

I think we thought we were mentally prepared for everything that's come into this case. But to see t...
CLARA TAYLOR

I think we're going to miss some really good shows.
CLARA POTTER

It seems there is a lot less focus on money. Life there seems more relaxed.
CLARA POTTER

Our classes here at Williams are only 48 minutes long.
CLARA POTTER

The program tried to match us up well.
CLARA POTTER

It got lost and nobody could find it.
CLARA LAMBETH

In 1984, I invited members of the Virginia Landmarks Commission to my home on the night of a City Co...
CLARA LAMBETH

Please, before I get put under the ground, could you please get the plaque placed?
CLARA LAMBETH

There are so many things that she did that she did quietly.
CLARA KATEKARU

She was really an important person for me in my teen years, somebody to talk to all the time. She wa...
CLARA KATEKARU

In past years we've been destroyed in some games. Last year we lost 8-6 to South Burlington, which w...
CLARA KASSEL

We wanted to make sure everybody was getting along.
CLARA KASSEL

It's nice to know she's dedicated. It would have been easy for her to desert us.
CLARA KASSEL

We've been able to run some offensive plays already.
CLARA KASSEL

We've also gotten on the field early. Usually we're stuck in a parking lot.
CLARA KASSEL

We really got a lot better.
CLARA KASSEL

Whenever I come home and I've been away for a while there'll be a new sign that always makes me smil...
CLARA HUGHES

I think I can handle a lot of pain. I think I've demonstrated that,
CLARA HUGHES

Yeah, there are no weapons. But there are weapons and that is your physical capacity. That's sport. ...
CLARA HUGHES

I've had so many experiences in cycling, but in some ways I have nothing left to prove. I have achie...
CLARA HUGHES

We haven't been flooded with complaints.
CLARA HEMPHILL

France's image is much worse than the reality. We have cut taxes and made reforms.
CLARA GAYMARD

France is listening to world business leaders in an effort to create an even more competitive busine...
CLARA GAYMARD

We expect to double Chinese investments in France in the coming years with a series of new incentive...
CLARA GAYMARD

We have continued to see good momentum in all core business areas. These trends underpin our expecta...
CLARA FURSE

We have continued to see good momentum in all core business areas.
CLARA FURSE

Everybody talks about coming to the fishing pier. It's worth the drive to get away and relax.
CLARA FLOWERS

A cold will usually clear up in about three to five days, whereas with an allergy the sufferer may b...
CLARA CHUNG

This isn't for me, I just want to help my people.
CLARA CHEE

We don't like the way he was handled.
CLARA CHEE

Back then, I wasn't much afraid of anything. We kept doing what we were doing, especially my husband...
CLARA BROOKS

It's a poor country. Many had no access to medical care. Some traveled for days to get there.
CLARA BLAIR

It was most impressive. The medical team came together. We never met before. Never worked together.
CLARA BLAIR

It was a spiritual experience. Part of a cycle of giving and receiving.
CLARA BLAIR

She planted the seed about two years ago.
CLARA BLAIR

The recent acceleration of growth on Sets means that trading in March will exceed all previous recor...
CLARA FURSE

Alexa's face whitens. The coil of hair loosens itself from her finger. "You did it for me. You never...
CLARA KENSIE

My sister has never not told me something before. We used to share every secret, every thought. Whil...
CLARA KENSIE

The only thing that gave me comfort in the attic was thinking about my family. Now I'm home, but it'...
CLARA KENSIE

Each second of my four years, two months, and seven days in the attic dragged on forever, and nothin...
CLARA KENSIE

So many cameras are on me. This press conference is going to be on every news channel and posted on ...
CLARA KENSIE

Dad thinks I'm ready to fly around the country as the Ambassador of Hope, but Mom thinks I'm a frail...
CLARA KENSIE

Hope is made of air, and wishes. An empty box wrapped in shiny paper.
And now Dad wants me to b...
CLARA KENSIE

Hope is made of air, and wishes. An empty box wrapped in shiny paper.
CLARA KENSIE

Something contracts in my chest. The air shifts, grows heavy and dense as mud. Alexa twists her hair...
CLARA KENSIE

I say to my sister, "I thought you were doing the things in our Dream Book. I was sure of it."
CLARA KENSIE

My friend Bailey is looking at me with tears in her eyes and a smile of pure joy. She sees me, the r...
CLARA KENSIE

Las mujeres contribuyen más de la mitad de la nación y no es posible hacer labor legislativa seria...
CLARA CAMPOAMOR

Everybody's business is nobody's business, and nobody's business is my business.
CLARA BARTON

In our day, we thought that the bards would sing of us for generations to come, but we did not belie...
CLARA WINTER

Lancelot and Guinevere – they looked like two flowers, bright enough to turn to each other for sun...
CLARA WINTER

Every man has his faults; I have and so have you - you will allow me to say so!
CLARA SCHUMANN

If I have known much trouble in my youth, I have also known much joy.
CLARA SCHUMANN

I cannot be so bad when everybody is so fond of me.
CLARA SCHUMANN

I wish to lead a life free from care, and I see that I shall be unhappy if I cannot always work at m...
CLARA SCHUMANN

Treasures are no longer to be got by instrumental art.
CLARA SCHUMANN

There is nothing greater than the joy of composing something oneself and then listening to it.
CLARA SCHUMANN

The workers have nothing to gain from this war, but they stand to lose everything that is dear to th...
CLARA ZETKIN

Mankind's struggle upwards, in which millions are trampled to death, that thousands may mount on the...
CLARA LUCAS BALFOUR

Nagging is the repetition of unpalatable truths.
EDITH CLARA SUMMERSKILL

Nagging is the repetition of unpalatable truths
EDITH CLARA SUMMERSKILL

I learned that economics was not an exact science and that the most erudite men would analyze the ec...
EDITH CLARA SUMMERSKILL

Today, literate people of the space age, in well-populated countries, are not prepared to accept tab...
EDITH CLARA SUMMERSKILL

Mankind's struggle upwards, in which millions are trampled to death, that thousands may mount on the...
CLARA LUCAS BALFOUR

COMEDIAN: [...] What is it you do for a living?

HECKLER: I mind my own business.
J. ROSS CLARA

Losing someone close to you is more haunting than a life of cursed solitude.

~The Moon Ma...
CLARA DIANE THOMPSON

She told herself there had been nothing outside, nothing peering in at her from the darkness.
...
CLARA DIANE THOMPSON

Light, show yourself pure and strong,
Save a man from evil's throng,
Take a form, small an...
CLARA DIANE THOMPSON

Apple Tree Inn, the nightly gathering place of all Winslow residents, and in many ways the core of t...
CLARA DIANE THOMPSON

Knitting has a profound connective power. The culture and people and rituals around it, the values, they all contribute to an immediate and profound trust in one another. It's home. You belong and are accepted, which rings true no matter where you are.

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Knitting has a profound connective power. The culture and people and rituals around it, the values, they all contribute to an immediate and profound trust in one another. It's home. You belong and are accepted, which rings true no matter where you are.

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