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Barbra Streisand: What does it...

Barbra Streisand: What does it...

What does it mean when people applaud? . . . Should I give 'em money? Say thank you? Lift my dress? The lack of...

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Gypsy Rose Lee: God is love,...

Gypsy Rose Lee: God is love,...

God is love, but get it in writing.

Source: Attributed.
-- Gypsy Rose Lee, (Feb...

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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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Lynn Fontanne: Warm the pot...

Lynn Fontanne: Warm the pot...

Warm the pot first, please, then put two heaping teaspoonfuls in the pot no bags in boiling water, and when it's in,...

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Maria Schell: If there were...

Maria Schell: If there were...

If there were one city I should pick to live in, it would be New York. It is a city where I walk down the street and...

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Julia Roberts: If all you...

Julia Roberts: If all you...

If all you have to offer is a look that is suppose to be appealing, then you are going to be paid attention to about a...

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Vera-Ellen: Well, you're not...

Vera-Ellen: Well, you're not...

Well, you're not exactly Superman, but you're awfully available.

Source: On...

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Claudette Colbert: Why do grandparents...

Claudette Colbert: Why do grandparents...

Why do grandparents and grandchildren get along so well? They have the same enemy -- the...

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Coco Chanel: Youth is something...

Coco Chanel: Youth is something...

Youth is something very new: twenty years ago, no one mentioned it.

Source: quoted...

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Rosabeth Moss Kanter: Too many people...

Rosabeth Moss Kanter: Too many people...

Too many people let others stand in their way and don't go back for one more try.

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Paula Nelson: The best business...

Paula Nelson: The best business...

The best business plans are straightforward documents that spell out the who, what, where, why, and how...

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Kathy Ireland: I know that...

Kathy Ireland: I know that...

I know that I've been blessed in many ways, and I was fortunate enough to travel the world and meet a lot of...

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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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Lana Turner: A gentleman is...

Lana Turner: A gentleman is...

A gentleman is simply a patient wolf.

Source: In 2,715 One-Line Quotations for...

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Katharine Hepburn: Acting is the...

Katharine Hepburn: Acting is the...

Acting is the perfect idiot's profession.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Mary Tyler Moore: I'm not an...

Mary Tyler Moore: I'm not an...

I'm not an actress who can create a character. I play me.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Lena Horne: Always be smarter...

Lena Horne: Always be smarter...

Always be smarter than the people who hire you.

Source: Interview - 1985.
--...

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Rosalynn Carter: I had already...

Rosalynn Carter: I had already...

I had already learned from more than a decade of political life that I was going to be criticized no matter what I...

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Madonna: I became an...

Madonna: I became an...

I became an overachiever to get approval from the world

Source: In The Speaker's...

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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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