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May Swenson: THE DNA MOLECULE<br>THE...

May Swenson: THE DNA MOLECULE
THE...

THE DNA MOLECULE
THE DNA MOLECULE
THE DNA MOLECULE
is The Nude Descending a Staircase
a circular one. See...

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Sophie Tucker: From birth to...

Sophie Tucker: From birth to...

From birth to 18 a girl needs good parents. From 18 to 35, she needs good looks. From 35 to 55, good personality. From...

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Miriam Makeba: People in the...

Miriam Makeba: People in the...

People in the United States still have a 'Tarzan' movie view of Africa. That's because in the movies all you see are...

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Pearl Bailey: A man without...

Pearl Bailey: A man without...

A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his...

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Dinah Shore: The best money...

Dinah Shore: The best money...

The best money advice ever given me was from my father. When I was a little girl, he told me, 'Don't spend anything...

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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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Lady Bird Johnson: The coach has...

Lady Bird Johnson: The coach has...

The coach has turned into a pumpkin and the mice have all run away.

Source: Said...

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Marilyn Monroe: Men are so...

Marilyn Monroe: Men are so...

Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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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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Carol Burnett: When you have...

Carol Burnett: When you have...

When you have a dream you've got to grab it and never let go.

Source: In The...

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Lily Tomlin: I always wondered...

Lily Tomlin: I always wondered...

I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was...

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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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Shirley Temple Black: Dr. Kissinger was...

Shirley Temple Black: Dr. Kissinger was...

Dr. Kissinger was surprised that I knew where Ghana was.

Source: In The Last Word -...

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Agnes George DeMille: When you perform...

Agnes George DeMille: When you perform...

When you perform . . . you are out of yourself larger and more potent, more beautiful. You are for minutes heroic....

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Elayne Boosler: I'm just a...

Elayne Boosler: I'm just a...

I'm just a person trapped inside a woman's body.

Source: In Words of Women...

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Ella Fitzgerald: I stole everything...

Ella Fitzgerald: I stole everything...

I stole everything that I heard, but mostly I stole from the horns.

Source: In...

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Bernice Johnson Reagon: There is nowhere...

Bernice Johnson Reagon: There is nowhere...

There is nowhere you can go and only be with people who are like you. Give it up.

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Mae West: To err is...

Mae West: To err is...

To err is human, but it feels divine.

Source: The Wit and Wisdom of Mae West.
--...

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Ingrid Bergman: I have no...

Ingrid Bergman: I have no...

I have no regrets. I wouldn't have lived my life the way I did if I was going to worry about what people were going to...

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Sophia Loren: There is a...

Sophia Loren: There is a...

There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of...

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