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Ethel Barrymore: For an actress...

Ethel Barrymore: For an actress...

For an actress to be a success she must have the face of Venus, the brains of Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, 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.

Source:...

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Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood is a...

Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood is a...

Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a 1000 dollars for a kiss and 50 cents for your...

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Sophia Loren: Getting ahead in...

Sophia Loren: Getting ahead in...

Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent,...

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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.

Source:...

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Elizabeth Ashley: Absence does not...

Elizabeth Ashley: Absence does not...

Absence does not make the heart grow fonder, but it sure heats up the blood.

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Elizabeth Ashley: In a great...

Elizabeth Ashley: In a great...

In a great romance, each person basically plays a part that the other really likes.

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Mrs Patrick Campbell: Do you know...

Mrs Patrick Campbell: Do you know...

Do you know why God withheld the sense of humour from women?
That we may love you instead of laughing at...

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Meryl Streep: Integrate what you...

Meryl Streep: Integrate what you...

Integrate what you believe into every single area of your life. Take your heart to work and ask the most and best of...

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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, the you are going to be paid attention to about a...

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Eleonora Duse: Interpretation is the...

Eleonora Duse: Interpretation is the...

Interpretation is the evidence of growth and knowledge, the latter through sorrow -- that great...

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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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Rita Dove: Poetry is language...

Rita Dove: Poetry is language...

Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.

Source: In The Quotable...

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Caroline Sheridan Norton: We have been...

Caroline Sheridan Norton: We have been...

We have been friends together
In sunshine and in shade.


Source: We have been...

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Anna Letitia Barbauld: Forgotten rimes, and...

Anna Letitia Barbauld: Forgotten rimes, and...

Forgotten rimes, and college themes,
Worm-eaten plans, and embryo schemes;
A mass of heterogeneous matter.
A...

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Coco Chanel: Success is often...

Coco Chanel: Success is often...

Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.

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Coco Chanel: In order to...

Coco Chanel: In order to...

In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.

Source: Coco Chanel: Her...

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Dodie Smith: Noble deeds and...

Dodie Smith: Noble deeds and...

Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cures for depression.

Source: I Capture the...

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Denise Levertov: One of the...

Denise Levertov: One of the...

One of the obligations of the writer is to say or sing all that he or she can, to deal with as much of the world as...

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Stevie Smith: Marred pleasure's best,...

Stevie Smith: Marred pleasure's best,...

Marred pleasure's best, shadow makes the sun strong.

Source: The Queen and the...

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