Famous quotes containing the words wilde and/or club:
“There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves we feel no one else has a right to blame us.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)
“I spoke at a woman’s club in Philadelphia yesterday and a young lady said to me afterwards, “Well, that sounds very nice, but don’t you think it is better to be the power behind the throne?” I answered that I had not had much experience with thrones, but a woman who has been on a throne, and who is now behind it, seems to prefer to be on the throne.”
—Anna Howard Shaw (1847–1919)