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Beatrix Potter: All outward forms...

Beatrix Potter: All outward forms...

All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife. . . . Believe there is a great...

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Margot Asquith: To marry a...

Margot Asquith: To marry a...

To marry a man out of pity is folly; and, if you think you are going to influence the kind of fellow who has never had...

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Louisa May Alcott: Talent isn't genius...

Louisa May Alcott: Talent isn't genius...

Talent isn't genius and no amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great, or nothing. I won't be a commonplace...

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Tallulah Bankhead: Nobody can be...

Tallulah Bankhead: Nobody can be...

Nobody can be exactly me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it.

Source: In...

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Sophia Loren: It's a mistake...

Sophia Loren: It's a mistake...

It's a mistake to think that once you're done with school you need never learn anything...

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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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Ruth Gordon: So easy to...

Ruth Gordon: So easy to...

So easy to fall into a rut, isn't it? Why should ruts be so comfortable and so unpopular?

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Jeanne Moreau: Age does not...

Jeanne Moreau: Age does not...

Age does not protect you from love, but love, to some extent, protects you from age.

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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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Jacqueline Bisset: You've got to...

Jacqueline Bisset: You've got to...

You've got to work on your voice, it's your tool and represents you. It's very important to have a good voice where...

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Pearl Bailey: The first and...

Pearl Bailey: The first and...

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat one's self. All sin is easy after that.

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Pearl Bailey: No one can...

Pearl Bailey: No one can...

No one can figure out your worth but you.

Source: In Words of Women Quotations for...

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Millicent Fenwick: The curious fascination...

Millicent Fenwick: The curious fascination...

The curious fascination in this job [U.S. representative] is the illusion that either you are being useful or you...

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Edith Head: Your dresses should...

Edith Head: Your dresses should...

Your dresses should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to show you're a...

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Corita Kent: Love the moment,...

Corita Kent: Love the moment,...

Love the moment, and the energy of that moment will spread beyond all boundaries.

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Barbara Hepworth: . . ....

Barbara Hepworth: . . ....

. . . I rarely draw what I see. I draw what I feel in my body.

Source: The Sculptor...

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Louise Nevelson: When you are...

Louise Nevelson: When you are...

When you are doing a piece you are with it. You don't want to wait until next week, when experience will have given...

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Debbi Fields: I had always...

Debbi Fields: I had always...

I had always been taught that life was the other way around -- that you had to make sure you got what was coming to...

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Est?e Lauder: Look for a...

Est?e Lauder: Look for a...

Look for a sweet person. Forget rich.

Source: Advice on choosing a spouse, in New...

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