Quotes by Charlotte Whitton

About Charlotte Whitton:

Charlotte Elizabeth Whitton was a Canadian feminist and mayor of Ottawa. She was the first female mayor of a major city in Canada, serving from 1951 to 1956 and again from 1960 to 1964.
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Man cannot live by incompetence alone.

Charlotte Whitton

We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.

Charlotte Whitton

Action makes more fortune than caution.

Charlotte Whitton

I really think that effective acting has to do literally with the movement of molecules.

Charlotte Whitton

It's how you deal with failure that determines how you achieve success.

Charlotte Whitton

Whatever women do, they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult.

Charlotte Whitton

Big words seldom accompany good deeds.

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When an actor has money, he doesn't send letters, but telegrams.

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When one must, one can.

Charlotte Whitton

Author Bio

  • NameCharlotte Whitton
  • DescriptionCanadian politician
  • BornMarch 8, 1896
  • DiedJanuary 25, 1975
  • CountryCanada
  • AwardsCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire; Officer Of The Order Of Canada