Nancy Astor
Title: Lady Nancy Witcher Astor
Full Name: Nancy Witcher Astor
Birth Name: Nancy Witcher Langhorne
Birthdate: May 19, 1879
Birthplace: Danville, Virginia, USA
Date of Death: May 2, 1964
Occupation: Politician
Profile: First woman to sit as a Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons.
Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Astor
Number of Quotes: 13
Am I dying, or is this my birthday?
I married beneath me. All women do.
I refuse to admit that I am more than fifty-two, even if that does make my sons illegitimate.
In passing, also, I would like to say that the first time Adam had a chance he laid the blame on a woman.
My vigor, vitality and cheek repel me. I am the kind of woman I would run from.
One reason I don't drink is that I want to know when I am having a good time.
Pioneers may be picturesque figures, but they are often rather lonely ones.
Real education should educate us out of self into something far finer; into a selflessness which links us with all humanity.
The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything... or nothing.
The only thing I like about rich people is their money.
The penalty of success is to be bored by people who used to snub you.
We women talk too much, but even then we don't tell half what we know.
Women have got to make the world safe for men since men have made it so darned unsafe for women.
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