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Barbara Ehrenreich: In economics, we...

Barbara Ehrenreich: In economics, we...

In economics, we borrowed from the Bourbons; in foreign policy, we drew on themes fashioned by the nomad warriors of...

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June Jordan: As a poet...

June Jordan: As a poet...

As a poet and writer, I deeply love and I deeply hate words. I love the infinite evidence and change and requirements...

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Helen Keller: The most pathetic...

Helen Keller: The most pathetic...

The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight but has no vision.

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Dorothy Parker: They sicken of...

Dorothy Parker: They sicken of...

They sicken of the calm, who knew the storm.

Source: Fair Weather, Sunset Gun,...

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Linda Ellerbee: How is it...

Linda Ellerbee: How is it...

How is it that so often . . . I get the feeling I've worked hard to learn something I already know, or knew,...

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Eda LeShan: . ....

Eda LeShan: . ....

. . . in all our efforts to provide advantages we have actually produced the busiest, most competitive, highly...

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Sally Field: I can't deny...

Sally Field: I can't deny...

I can't deny the fact that you like me! You like me!

Source: On winning an Oscar as...

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Debra Winger: I was never...

Debra Winger: I was never...

I was never afraid of failure after that because, I think, coming that close to death you get kissed. With the years,...

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Shirley Booth: There is an...

Shirley Booth: There is an...

There is an audience for every play; it's just that sometimes it can't wait long enough to find...

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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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Liza Minnelli: Whenever we were...

Liza Minnelli: Whenever we were...

Whenever we were on a plane, we had a family.

Source: On life with her mother Judy...

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Bessie Smith: No time to...

Bessie Smith: No time to...

No time to marry, no time to settle down;
I'm a young woman, and I ain't done runnin'...

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Rita Rudner: Someday I want...

Rita Rudner: Someday I want...

Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to...

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Amie Comeaux: One step from...

Amie Comeaux: One step from...

One step from a heartache
Two steps from the blues
So close to a teardrop
I know what you were gonna...

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Hazel Scott: I have always...

Hazel Scott: I have always...

I have always respected everyone's religion. As I say, there is only one God and a lot of confused...

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Lily Tomlin: If you read...

Lily Tomlin: If you read...

If you read a lot of books, you're considered well-read. But if you watch a lot of TV, you're not considered...

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Alice Duer Miller: In a world...

Alice Duer Miller: In a world...

In a world where England is finished and dead:
I do not wish to live.


Source:...

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Amy Lowell: All books are...

Amy Lowell: All books are...

All books are either dreams or swords,
You can cut, or you can drug, with words.


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Joanna Baillie: What custom hath...

Joanna Baillie: What custom hath...

What custom hath endeared
We part with sadly, tho we prize it not.


Source:...

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Oprah Winfrey: I think education...

Oprah Winfrey: I think education...

I think education is power. I think that being able to communicate with people is power. One of my main goals on the...

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