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Jean Kerr: I make mistakes;...

Jean Kerr: I make mistakes;...

I make mistakes; I'll be the second to admit it.

Source: The Snake Has All the...

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Anna Quindlen: I would even...

Anna Quindlen: I would even...

I would even go to Washington, which is saying something for me, just to glimpse Jane Q. Public, being sworn in as the...

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Dorothy Parker: He lies below,...

Dorothy Parker: He lies below,...

He lies below, correct in cypress wood,
And entertains the most exclusive worms.


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Diane Sawyer: Whatever you want...

Diane Sawyer: Whatever you want...

Whatever you want in life, other people are going to want it too. Believe in yourself enough to accept the idea that...

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Sheilah Graham: That youthful sparkle...

Sheilah Graham: That youthful sparkle...

That youthful sparkle in his eyes is caused by his contact lenses, which he keeps highly...

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Georgie Anne Geyer: I truly believe...

Georgie Anne Geyer: I truly believe...

I truly believe that women of my generation can bring a new cleansing element to American public...

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Mary Pettibone Poole: The next best...

Mary Pettibone Poole: The next best...

The next best thing to being clever is being able to quote someone who is.

Source:...

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Mary Pettibone Poole: People who are...

Mary Pettibone Poole: People who are...

People who are always making allowances for themselves soon go bankrupt.

Source: A...

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Barbara Sher: And our dreams...

Barbara Sher: And our dreams...

And our dreams are who we are.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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Susan Sontag: A photograph is...

Susan Sontag: A photograph is...

A photograph is not only an image (as a painting is an image), an interpretation of the real; it is also a trace,...

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Amelia Barr: . . ....

Amelia Barr: . . ....

. . . solitude is such a potential thing. We hear voices in solitude, we never hear in the hurry and turmoil of life;...

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Amelia Barr: Let me tell...

Amelia Barr: Let me tell...

Let me tell thee, time is a very precious gift of God; so precious that He only gives it to us moment by moment. He...

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Judith Martin: If written directions...

Judith Martin: If written directions...

If written directions alone would suffice, libraries wouldn't need to have the rest of the universities...

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Rebecca West: Most works of...

Rebecca West: Most works of...

Most works of art, like most wines, ought to be consumed in the district of their...

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Sheila Ballantyne: You can always...

Sheila Ballantyne: You can always...

You can always trust information given you by people who are crazy; they have an access to truth not available through...

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Carry Nation: Men are nicotine...

Carry Nation: Men are nicotine...

Men are nicotine soaked, beer besmirched, whiskey greased, red-eyed devils.

Source:...

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Carry Nation: Oh, I tell...

Carry Nation: Oh, I tell...

Oh, I tell you, ladies, you never know what joy it gives you to start out to smash a...

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Carry Nation: Who hath sorrow?...

Carry Nation: Who hath sorrow?...

Who hath sorrow? Who hath woe?
They who do not answer no;
They whose feet to sin incline
While they tarry at...

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Marian Wright Edelman: Don't feel entitled...

Marian Wright Edelman: Don't feel entitled...

Don't feel entitled to anything you don't sweat and struggle for.

Source: The...

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Sylvia Pankhurst: Love and freedom...

Sylvia Pankhurst: Love and freedom...

Love and freedom are vital to the creation and upbringing of a child.

Source:...

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