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Ann (and Jane) Taylor: Though man a...

Ann (and Jane) Taylor: Though man a...

Though man a thinking being is defined,
Few use the grand prerogative of mind.
How few think justly of the...

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Whoso loves<br>Believes the...

Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Whoso loves
Believes the...

Whoso loves
Believes the impossible.


Source: Aurora Leigh, bk. 5, 1857.
--...

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Amy Lowell: Happiness, to some...

Amy Lowell: Happiness, to some...

Happiness, to some elation;
Is to others, mere stagnation.


Source: In The...

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Marianne Moore: Poetry: Not til...

Marianne Moore: Poetry: Not til...

Poetry: Not til poets among us can be 'literalists of imagination' -- above insolence and triviality and can present...

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Georgia O'Keeffe: I am trying...

Georgia O'Keeffe: I am trying...

I am trying with all my skill to do a painting that is all woman, as well as all of me.

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Jinger Heath: Don't do anything...

Jinger Heath: Don't do anything...

Don't do anything that someone else can do for you because there are only so many things that only you can...

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Paula Nelson: Women's battle for...

Paula Nelson: Women's battle for...

Women's battle for financial equality has barely been joined, much less won. Society still traditionally assigns to...

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Joanne Woodward: Sexiness wears thin...

Joanne Woodward: Sexiness wears thin...

Sexiness wears thin after a while and beauty fades, but to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now...

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Tallulah Bankhead: It's one of...

Tallulah Bankhead: It's one of...

It's one of the tragic ironies of the theatre that only one man in it can count on steady work --the night...

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Lillian Gish: What you get...

Lillian Gish: What you get...

What you get is a living -- what you give is a life.

Source: In An Uncommon Scold,...

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Phylicia Rashad: There's always something...

Phylicia Rashad: There's always something...

There's always something to suggest that you'll never be who you wanted to be. Your choice is to take it or keep on...

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Katharine Hepburn: It's life isn't...

Katharine Hepburn: It's life isn't...

It's life isn't it? You plow ahead and make a hit. And you plow on and someone passes you. Then someone passes them....

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Ingrid Bergman: I've never sought...

Ingrid Bergman: I've never sought...

I've never sought success in order to get fame and money; it's the talent and the passion that count in...

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Lauren Bacall: I think your...

Lauren Bacall: I think your...

I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.

Source:...

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Brigitte Bardot: I gave my...

Brigitte Bardot: I gave my...

I gave my beauty and my youth to men. I am going to give my wisdom and experience to...

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Debra Winger: I make decisions...

Debra Winger: I make decisions...

I make decisions for my life, not the other way around. Besides, when you have a kid, you must weigh everything...

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Debra Winger: I was never...

Debra Winger: I was never...

I was never afraid of failure after that because, I think, coming that close to death you get kissed. With the years,...

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Barbara Stanwyck: There is a...

Barbara Stanwyck: There is a...

There is a point in portraying surface vulgarity where tragedy and comedy are very close.

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Maria Schell: I love the...

Maria Schell: I love the...

I love the United States, but I see here everything is measured by success, by how much money it makes, not the...

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Shelley Long: I'm not as...

Shelley Long: I'm not as...

I'm not as klutzy as I used to be . . . . I've had visual therapy and all kinds of things to help, but I still wrap my...

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