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Sandra Bernhard: Love is the...

Sandra Bernhard: Love is the...

Love is the only shocking act left on the face of the earth.

Source: In Words of...

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Phylicia Rashad: When you're free...

Phylicia Rashad: When you're free...

When you're free from the idea of doership then something else within you emerges. It is...

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Mary Tyler Moore: Sometimes you have...

Mary Tyler Moore: Sometimes you have...

Sometimes you have to get to know someone really well to realize you're really strangers.

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Dorothy Thompson: Fear grows in...

Dorothy Thompson: Fear grows in...

Fear grows in darkness; if you think there's a bogeyman around, turn on the light.

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Suzanne Curchod Necker: Worship your heroes...

Suzanne Curchod Necker: Worship your heroes...

Worship your heroes from afar; contact withers them.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Marsha Sinetar: You may feel...

Marsha Sinetar: You may feel...

You may feel like dwelling on your limits or your fears. Don't do it. A perfect prescription for a squandered,...

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Helen Keller: Keep your face...

Helen Keller: Keep your face...

Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.

Source: In The...

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Barbara Walters: Trust your gut....

Barbara Walters: Trust your gut....

Trust your gut.

Source: In Words of Women Quotations for Success, by Power Dynamics...

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Julia Child: I think the...

Julia Child: I think the...

I think the inner person is the most important. . . . I would like to see an invention that keeps the mind alert. ...

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Liz Smith: Do not join...

Liz Smith: Do not join...

Do not join encounter groups. If you enjoy being made to feel inadequate, call your...

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Sheilah Graham: No one has...

Sheilah Graham: No one has...

No one has a closest friend in Hollywood.

Source: The Rest of the Story,...

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Josephine St Pierre Ruffin: [W]e need to...

Josephine St Pierre Ruffin: [W]e need to...

[W]e need to talk over not only those things which are of vital importance to us as women, but also the things that...

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Dora Russell: We have heeded...

Dora Russell: We have heeded...

We have heeded no wisdom offering guidance. Only by learning to love one another can our world be saved. Only love...

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Susan Faludi: The demand that...

Susan Faludi: The demand that...

The demand that women return to femininity is a demand that the cultural gears shift into reverse, that we back up to...

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Anne Frank: Just imagine how...

Anne Frank: Just imagine how...

Just imagine how interesting it would be if I were to publish a romance of the Secret Annexe. The title alone would be...

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Harriet Ann Jacobs: My master had...

Harriet Ann Jacobs: My master had...

My master had power and law on his side; I had a determined will. There is might in each.

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Mignon McLaughlin: If I knew...

Mignon McLaughlin: If I knew...

If I knew what I was so anxious about, I wouldn't be so anxious.

Source: The Second...

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Anne Frank: The final forming...

Anne Frank: The final forming...

The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.

Source: The...

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Jean Kerr: I think success...

Jean Kerr: I think success...

I think success has no rules, but you can learn a great deal from failure.

Source:...

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Jane Bryant Quinn: The rule on...

Jane Bryant Quinn: The rule on...

The rule on staying alive as a forecaster is to give 'em a number or give 'em a date, but never give 'em both at...

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