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Erica Jong: I went for...

Erica Jong: I went for...

I went for years not finishing anything. Because, of course, when you finish something you can be judged . . . I had...

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Claudette Colbert: Men don't get...

Claudette Colbert: Men don't get...

Men don't get smarter when they grow older. They just lose their hair.

Source: In...

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Margot Fonteyn: Life forms illogical...

Margot Fonteyn: Life forms illogical...

Life forms illogical patterns. It is haphazard and full of beauties which I try to catch as they fly by, for who...

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Erica Jong: And the trouble...

Erica Jong: And the trouble...

And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

Source: In...

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Mary Roberts Rinehart: The great God...

Mary Roberts Rinehart: The great God...

The great God endows His children variously. To some He gives intellect and they move the earth. To some He allots...

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Sophia Loren: Sex appeal is...

Sophia Loren: Sex appeal is...

Sex appeal is fifty percent what you've got and fifty percent what people think you've...

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Barbara Jordan: Do not call...

Barbara Jordan: Do not call...

Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power.

Source: Barbara...

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Ethel Watts Mumford: A man of...

Ethel Watts Mumford: A man of...

A man of courage never needs weapons, but he may need bail.

Source: In Oxford...

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Barbara Jordan: I never intended...

Barbara Jordan: I never intended...

I never intended to become a run-of-the-mill person.

Source:
-- Barbara Jordan,...

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Anne Frank: We all live...

Anne Frank: We all live...

We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the...

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Aphra Behn: Love's a thin...

Aphra Behn: Love's a thin...

Love's a thin diet, nor will keep out cold.

Source: The Lucky Chance, 1686.
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Virginia Woolf: My own brain...

Virginia Woolf: My own brain...

My own brain is to me the most unaccountable of machinery --always buzzing, humming, soaring roaring diving, and then...

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Sarah Bernhardt: Life begets life....

Sarah Bernhardt: Life begets life....

Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.

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Kathleen Turner: You're not too...

Kathleen Turner: You're not too...

You're not too smart, are you? I like that in a man.

Source: Turner, as Matty...

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Marguerite Duras: Acting doesn't bring...

Marguerite Duras: Acting doesn't bring...

Acting doesn't bring anything to a text. On the contrary, it detracts from it.

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Gloria Steinem: If the shoe...

Gloria Steinem: If the shoe...

If the shoe doesn't fit, must we change the foot?

Source: Outrageous Acts and...

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Nancy Mitford: Surely a king...

Nancy Mitford: Surely a king...

Surely a king who loves pleasure is less dangerous than one who loves glory.

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Brigitte Bardot: A photograph can...

Brigitte Bardot: A photograph can...

A photograph can be an instant of life captured for eternity that will never cease looking back at...

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Simone Signoret: If Marilyn is...

Simone Signoret: If Marilyn is...

If Marilyn is in love with my husband it proves she has good taste, for I am in love with him...

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Kate Chopin: The bird that...

Kate Chopin: The bird that...

The bird that would soar above the plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong...

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