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Marlo Thomas: A man has...

Marlo Thomas: A man has...

A man has to be Joe McCarthy to be called ruthless. All a woman has to do is put you on...

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Geena Davis: I finally understand...

Geena Davis: I finally understand...

I finally understand what all the fuss is about now. It's just like a whole other ball...

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Maria Schell: I like Americans....

Maria Schell: I like Americans....

I like Americans. They always make an effort when they meet you. They want to be liked and to like you; it is always...

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Meryl Streep: Don't let your...

Meryl Streep: Don't let your...

Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth -- don't let...

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Eleonora Duse: . . ....

Eleonora Duse: . . ....

. . . does it seem to you that it is possible to speak of Art? It would be the same as explaining...

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Dorothy Gish: I wanted to...

Dorothy Gish: I wanted to...

I wanted to be a tragedienne. I only wanted sad parts. When mother read the press notices when I was on the road,...

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Shirley Booth: Why is it...

Shirley Booth: Why is it...

Why is it that men who can go through severe accidents, air raids, and any other major crisis always seems to think...

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Anouk Aimee: For a certain...

Anouk Aimee: For a certain...

For a certain type of woman who risks losing her identity in a man, there are all those questions. . . until you get...

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Hermione Gingold: Really, sex and...

Hermione Gingold: Really, sex and...

Really, sex and laughter do go very well together, and I wondered -- and I still do -- which is more...

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Sophia Loren: Mistakes are part...

Sophia Loren: Mistakes are part...

Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.

Source: In Webster's...

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Cornelia Otis Skinner: It is disturbing...

Cornelia Otis Skinner: It is disturbing...

It is disturbing to discover in oneself these curious revelations of the validity of the Darwinian theory. If it is...

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Sandra Bernhard: Madonna's got one...

Sandra Bernhard: Madonna's got one...

Madonna's got one big choice. Take a couple of years off and become a human being.

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Goldie Hawn: There are only...

Goldie Hawn: There are only...

There are only three ages for women in Hollywood -- Babe, District Attorney, and Driving Miss...

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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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Millicent Fenwick: I have come...

Millicent Fenwick: I have come...

I have come to believe that the one thing people cannot bear is a sense of injustice. Poverty, cold, even hunger, are...

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Imelda Marcos: I get so...

Imelda Marcos: I get so...

I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so...

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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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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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Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Whoso loves<br>Believes the...

Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Whoso loves
Believes the...

Whoso loves
Believes the impossible.


Source: Aurora Leigh, bk. 5, 1857.
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Sarah Knowles Bolton: Be glad today,...

Sarah Knowles Bolton: Be glad today,...

Be glad today, tomorrow may bring tears.
Be brave today, the darkest night will pass.
And golden rays will...

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