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Ella Wheeler Wilcox: We flatter those...

Ella Wheeler Wilcox: We flatter those...

We flatter those we scarcely know,
We please the fleeting guest,/And deal full many a thoughtless blow
To those...

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Emily Carr: It is wonderful...

Emily Carr: It is wonderful...

It is wonderful to feel the grandness of Canada in the raw, not because she is Canada but because she's something...

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Coco Chanel: When I can...

Coco Chanel: When I can...

When I can no longer create anything, I'll be done for.

Source: Coco Chanel: Her...

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Diane Arbus: There's a quality...

Diane Arbus: There's a quality...

There's a quality of legend about freaks. Like a person in a fairy tale who stops you and demands that you answer a...

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Ethel Merman: I can never...

Ethel Merman: I can never...

I can never remember being afraid of an audience. If the audience could do better, they'd be up here on stage and I'd...

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Joni Mitchell: Moons and Junes...

Joni Mitchell: Moons and Junes...

Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way you feel
As every fairy tale comes real
I've looked...

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Oprah Winfrey: I think education...

Oprah Winfrey: I think education...

I think education is power. I think that being able to communicate with people is power. One of my main goals on the...

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Marilyn Monroe: I have too...

Marilyn Monroe: I have too...

I have too many fantasies to be a housewife . . . . I guess I am a fantasy.

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Lauren Bacall: People should tell...

Lauren Bacall: People should tell...

People should tell your children what life is all about -- it's about work.

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Sally Field: I was raised...

Sally Field: I was raised...

I was raised to sense what someone wanted me to be and be that kind of person. It took me a long time not to judge...

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Lynn Fontanne: Warm the pot...

Lynn Fontanne: Warm the pot...

Warm the pot first, please, then put two heaping teaspoonfuls in the pot no bags in boiling water, and when it's in,...

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Shelley Long: If you don't...

Shelley Long: If you don't...

If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only...

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Loretta Swit: I just can't...

Loretta Swit: I just can't...

I just can't wait to get out there on stage. There's no anxiety at all. I love being able to take this journey with...

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Julia Roberts: If all you...

Julia Roberts: If all you...

If all you have to offer is a look that is suppose to be appealing, then you are going to be paid attention to about a...

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Kim Cattrall: In film, the...

Kim Cattrall: In film, the...

In film, the possibilities are greater. You can go beyond the fourth wall. You can go to these incredible locations...

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Kim Cattrall: I think the...

Kim Cattrall: I think the...

I think the wonderful thing about doing theater is that it's more of an actor's medium. I think that film is more of a...

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Barbra Streisand: I was a...

Barbra Streisand: I was a...

I was a personality before I became a person. I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy...

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Rita Rudner: To attract men,...

Rita Rudner: To attract men,...

To attract men, I wear a perfume called ``New Car Interior.''

Source: From a...

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Jane Wagner: I made some...

Jane Wagner: I made some...

I made some studies, and reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it. I can take it in small...

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Hedda Hopper: I can wear...

Hedda Hopper: I can wear...

I can wear a hat or take it off, but either way it's a conversation piece.

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