As many a wise woman once said, dating the intern three cubicles over is never a good idea.

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"I would hope that a wise woman with the richness of her experience would, more often than not, reach a better conclusion, " she said in the 1994 speech.

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She created her own byline, combining a biblical wise woman with the eighth president of the U.S. Within two years both columns were in a combined 400 newspapers.

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"I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experience would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life, " she said in the speech, explaining how she thinks life experiences can influence judicial rulings.

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And I think that's very difficult without a mentor, an older person, a wise man or woman, to give you the kind of plan to say, okay, this is a strategy in the 21st century.

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Once she finally realizes that it is important to have guidance, whether from a man or a woman, so long as it is wise counsel, it is too late.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel - deemed by Forbes the world's most powerful woman - called the award a "wise decision".

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When I started in fashion, one of the hot London labels was Clements Ribeiro - which still is one of the hot London labels, especially as a point of difference is that the designers, Suzanne Clements and Inacio Ribeiro, have grown up wise and now do a great, affordable range for Evans, aimed at the plus-sized woman.

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