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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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Rita Rudner: Men reach their...

Rita Rudner: Men reach their...

Men reach their sexual peak at eighteen. Women reach theirs at forty-five. Do you get the feeling God is playing a...

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Rita Rudner: Most turkeys taste...

Rita Rudner: Most turkeys taste...

Most turkeys taste better the day after; my mother's tasted better the day before.

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Joan Baez: The point on...

Joan Baez: The point on...

The point on nonviolence is to build a floor, a strong new floor, beneath which we can no longer...

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Patti Smith: Rock n' roll...

Patti Smith: Rock n' roll...

Rock n' roll is dream soup, what's your brand?

Source: In An Uncommon Scold, by...

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Pearl Bailey: Everybody wants to...

Pearl Bailey: Everybody wants to...

Everybody wants to do something to help, but nobody wants to be first.

Source: In...

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Pearl Bailey: People see God...

Pearl Bailey: People see God...

People see God every day, they just don't recognize Him.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Nancy Reagan: A woman is...

Nancy Reagan: A woman is...

A woman is like a tea bag -- you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot...

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Pearl Bailey: There are two...

Pearl Bailey: There are two...

There are two kinds of talents, man-made talent and God-given talent. With man-made talent you have to work very hard....

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Pat Nixon: Being First Lady...

Pat Nixon: Being First Lady...

Being First Lady is the hardest unpaid job in the world.

Source: Inteview in...

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Mari Evans: I try for...

Mari Evans: I try for...

I try for a poetic language that says, This is who we are, where we have been, where we are. This is where we must go....

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Gloria Vanderbilt: I've always believed...

Gloria Vanderbilt: I've always believed...

I've always believed that one woman's success can only help another woman's success.

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Georgia O'Keeffe: I get out...

Georgia O'Keeffe: I get out...

I get out my work and have a show for myself before I have it publicly. I make up my own mind about it -- how good or...

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Bernice Fitz-Gibbon: Creativity varies inversely...

Bernice Fitz-Gibbon: Creativity varies inversely...

Creativity varies inversely with the number of cooks involved in the broth.

Source:...

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Katharine Graham: A mistake is...

Katharine Graham: A mistake is...

A mistake is simply another way of doing things.

Source: In The Manager's Book of...

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Judith Jamison: Once you've danced,...

Judith Jamison: Once you've danced,...

Once you've danced, you always dance. You can't deny the gifts that God sends your way.

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Judith Jamison: Every dancer lives...

Judith Jamison: Every dancer lives...

Every dancer lives on the threshold of chucking it.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Martha Graham: You are unique,...

Martha Graham: You are unique,...

You are unique, and if that is not fulfilled then something has been lost.

Source:...

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Joanne Woodward: There can be...

Joanne Woodward: There can be...

There can be no one best way of organizing a business.

Source: In Words of Women...

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Ellen Terry: No amount of...

Ellen Terry: No amount of...

No amount of skill on the part of the actress can make up for the loss of youth.

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