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Louise Brooks: There is no...

Louise Brooks: There is no...

There is no other occupation in the world that so closely resembled enslavement as the career of a film...

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Ingrid Bergman: You must train...

Ingrid Bergman: You must train...

You must train your intuition -- you must trust the small voice inside you which tells you exactly what to say, what...

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Lily Tomlin: Why is it...

Lily Tomlin: Why is it...

Why is it when we talk to God, we're said to be praying -- but when God talks to us, we're...

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Raquel Welch: We all have...

Raquel Welch: We all have...

We all have a childhood dream that when there is love, everything goes like silk, but the reality is that marriage...

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Alberta Hunter: Blues means what...

Alberta Hunter: Blues means what...

Blues means what milk does to a baby. Blues is what the spirit is to the minister. We sing the blues because our...

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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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Joan Rivers: Yeah, I read...

Joan Rivers: Yeah, I read...

Yeah, I read history. But it doesn't make you nice. Hitler read history, too.

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Phyllis Diller: A smile is...

Phyllis Diller: A smile is...

A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Rita Rudner: My husband and...

Rita Rudner: My husband and...

My husband and I are either going to buy a dog or have a child. We can't decide whether to ruin our carpet or ruin our...

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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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Marlo Thomas: One of the...

Marlo Thomas: One of the...

One of the things about equality is not just that you be treated equally to a man, but that you treat yourself equally...

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Patricia Neal: A master can...

Patricia Neal: A master can...

A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though awakens your own...

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Mrs Patrick Campbell: To be made...

Mrs Patrick Campbell: To be made...

To be made to hold his tongue is the greatest insult you can offer him -- though he might be ready with a poker to...

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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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Jane Seymour: Music has brought...

Jane Seymour: Music has brought...

Music has brought me some of the highest moments of my life. I don't even hear the music. I don't even hear the notes....

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Shirley Booth: I much prefer...

Shirley Booth: I much prefer...

I much prefer being a man. Women have to spend so much time pulling themselves together, and their shoes kill your...

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Elsa Schiaparelli: Women dress alike...

Elsa Schiaparelli: Women dress alike...

Women dress alike all over the world: they dress to be annoying to other women.

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Louise Nevelson: A woman may...

Louise Nevelson: A woman may...

A woman may not hit a ball stronger than a man, but it is different. I prize that...

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Louise Nevelson: You must create...

Louise Nevelson: You must create...

You must create your own world. I am responsible for my world.

Source: In Words of...

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Faith Popcorn: The future bears...

Faith Popcorn: The future bears...

The future bears a resemblance to the past, only more so.

Source: The Popcorn...

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