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Amie Comeaux: Some things are...

Amie Comeaux: Some things are...

Some things are meant to happen
Some things are bound to be
Love has a way of making doubting hearts...

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Drew Barrymore: God made a...

Drew Barrymore: God made a...

God made a very obvious choice when he made me voluptuous; why would I go against what he decided for me? My limbs...

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Joanna Baillie: Busy work brings...

Joanna Baillie: Busy work brings...

Busy work brings after ease;
Ease brings sport and sport brings rest;
For young and old, of all degrees,
The...

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Joanna Baillie: I wish I...

Joanna Baillie: I wish I...

I wish I were with some of the wild people that run in the woods, and know nothing about...

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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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Eileen Caddy: Gratitude helps you...

Eileen Caddy: Gratitude helps you...

Gratitude helps you to grow and expands; gratitude brings you and laughter into your life and into the lives of all...

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Ava Gardner: Everybody kisses everybody...

Ava Gardner: Everybody kisses everybody...

Everybody kisses everybody else in this crummy business all the time. It's the kissiest business in the...

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Golda Meir: I must govern...

Golda Meir: I must govern...

I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.

Source: In L'Europeo by Oriana...

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Joan Crawford: I believe in...

Joan Crawford: I believe in...

I believe in the dollar. Everything I earn, I spend!

Source: In The Executive's...

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Eileen Caddy: Set your sights...

Eileen Caddy: Set your sights...

Set your sights high, the higher the better. Expect the most wonderful things to happen, not in the future but right...

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Maya Ying Lin: You really can't...

Maya Ying Lin: You really can't...

You really can't function as a celebrity. Entertainers are celebrities. I'm an architect. I'm an artist, I make...

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Kathe Kollwitz: For the last...

Kathe Kollwitz: For the last...

For the last third of life there remains only work. It alone is always stimulating, rejuvenating, exciting and...

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Eva Peron: Without fanaticism we...

Eva Peron: Without fanaticism we...

Without fanaticism we cannot accomplish anything.

Source: In Words of Women...

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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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Anne Bradstreet: Authority without wisdom...

Anne Bradstreet: Authority without wisdom...

Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge: fitter to bruise than...

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Martha Graham: Dance is the...

Martha Graham: Dance is the...

Dance is the hidden language of the soul.

Source: Interview The New York...

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Marilu Henner: I definitely enjoy...

Marilu Henner: I definitely enjoy...

I definitely enjoy being in front of people which gives me that exciting immediate rush.

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Anne Sexton: It doesn't matter...

Anne Sexton: It doesn't matter...

It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.

Source: The...

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Estelle Ramey: I don't mind...

Estelle Ramey: I don't mind...

I don't mind . . . the fun and games of being treated like a fragile flower. But as a physiologist working with the...

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Margery Allingham: Self-satisfaction is the...

Margery Allingham: Self-satisfaction is the...

Self-satisfaction is the state of mind of those who have the happy conviction that they are not as other...

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