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Phyllis Diller: Burt Reynolds once...

Phyllis Diller: Burt Reynolds once...

Burt Reynolds once asked me out. I was in his room.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Rita Rudner: Before I met...

Rita Rudner: Before I met...

Before I met my husband I'd never fallen in love, though I'd stepped in it a few times.

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Marjorie Rosen: Which is strongest...

Marjorie Rosen: Which is strongest...

Which is strongest the reality out of which the illusion is created, the celluloid illusion itself, or the need for...

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Marjorie Rosen: Studios, purporting to...

Marjorie Rosen: Studios, purporting to...

Studios, purporting to ease the anguish of Depression reality, transformed movies into the poIitics of fantasy, the...

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Barbara Tuchman: Books are the...

Barbara Tuchman: Books are the...

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought...

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Joanna Baillie: Thinks't thou there...

Joanna Baillie: Thinks't thou there...

Thinks't thou there are no serpents in the world
But those that slide along the grassy sod,
And sting the...

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Kathleen Turner: I know there...

Kathleen Turner: I know there...

I know there are nights when I have power, when I could put on something and walk in somewhere, and if there is a man...

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Corrie Ten Boom: Any concern too...

Corrie Ten Boom: Any concern too...

Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.

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Brigitte Bardot: If we don't...

Brigitte Bardot: If we don't...

If we don't get an answer, we will, strengthened by the support we receive, try to overthrow the...

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Tammy Faye Bakker: You don't have...

Tammy Faye Bakker: You don't have...

You don't have to be dowdy to be a Christian.

Source: In Newsweek, 8 Jun...

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Mary Harris Mother Jones: Sit down and...

Mary Harris Mother Jones: Sit down and...

Sit down and read. Educate yourself for the coming conflicts.

Source: In Ms., Nov...

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Katherine Dunham: We weren't pushing...

Katherine Dunham: We weren't pushing...

We weren't pushing Black is beautiful. We just showed it.

Source: In American...

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Florence Scovel Shinn: We cannot always...

Florence Scovel Shinn: We cannot always...

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we...

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St Teresa of Avila: . . ....

St Teresa of Avila: . . ....

. . . about the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don't go by one text...

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Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The formula for...

Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The formula for...

The formula for success is simple: practice and concentration then more practice and more...

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St Teresa of Avila: If we plant...

St Teresa of Avila: If we plant...

If we plant a flower or a shrub and water it daily it will grow so tall that in time we shall need a spade and a hoe...

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Chris Evert Lloyd: You've got to...

Chris Evert Lloyd: You've got to...

You've got to take the initiative and play your game . . . confidence makes the...

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Suzanne K Langer: A philosophy is...

Suzanne K Langer: A philosophy is...

A philosophy is characterized more by the formulation of its problems than by its solution of...

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Mae West: If I asked...

Mae West: If I asked...

If I asked for a cup of coffee, someone would search for the double meaning.

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Chris Evert Lloyd: You've got to...

Chris Evert Lloyd: You've got to...

You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the...

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