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Diane Ackerman: A poem records...

Diane Ackerman: A poem records...

A poem records emotions and moods that lie beyond normal language, that can only be patched together and hinted at...

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox: Like the waves...

Ella Wheeler Wilcox: Like the waves...

Like the waves of the sea are the ways of fate as we voyage thru life. 'Tis the set of the soul which decides its...

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Coco Chanel: There is time...

Coco Chanel: There is time...

There is time for work. And time for love. That leaves no other time.

Source: In...

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Georgia O'Keeffe: I decided that...

Georgia O'Keeffe: I decided that...

I decided that if I could paint that flower in a huge scale, you could not ignore its...

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Nikki Giovanni: It's not a...

Nikki Giovanni: It's not a...

It's not a ladder we're climbing, it's literature we're producing. . . . We cannot possibly leave it to history as a...

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Sarah Josepha Hale: There is no...

Sarah Josepha Hale: There is no...

There is no influence so powerful as that of the mother, but next in rank in efficacy is that of...

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Vita Sackville-West: [The writer] catches...

Vita Sackville-West: [The writer] catches...

[The writer] catches the changes of his mind on the hop. Growth is exciting; growth is dynamic and alarming. Growth of...

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Anne Bradstreet: If what I...

Anne Bradstreet: If what I...

If what I do prove well, it won't advance,
They'll say it's stolen, or else it was by...

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Elizabeth Bishop: It is like...

Elizabeth Bishop: It is like...

It is like what we imagine knowledge to be: dark, salt, clear, moving, utterly free, drawn from the cold hard mouth of...

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Ethel Barrymore: You grow up...

Ethel Barrymore: You grow up...

You grow up the day you have the first real laugh -- at yourself.

Source: In The...

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Marjorie Main: PA: Ought'a put...

Marjorie Main: PA: Ought'a put...

PA: Ought'a put up a towel rack ma . . . .
MA: No one is stopping you, that I know of . ....

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Julia Roberts: What's nice about...

Julia Roberts: What's nice about...

What's nice about my dating life is that I don't have to leave my house. All I have to do is read the paper: I'm...

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Joan Rivers: My routines come...

Joan Rivers: My routines come...

My routines come out of total unhappiness. My audiences are my group therapy.

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Beatrice Lillie: I took up...

Beatrice Lillie: I took up...

I took up knitting from time to time as a relaxation, but I always put it down again before going out to buy a rocking...

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Gracie Allen: When I was...

Gracie Allen: When I was...

When I was born I was so surprised that I didn't talk for a year and a half.

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Lucille Ball: If you want...

Lucille Ball: If you want...

If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can...

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Catherine Deneuve: Opportunities are often...

Catherine Deneuve: Opportunities are often...

Opportunities are often things you haven't noticed the first time around.

Source:...

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Candice Bergen: Dreams are, by...

Candice Bergen: Dreams are, by...

Dreams are, by definition, cursed with short life spans.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Marlene Dietrich: Think twice before...

Marlene Dietrich: Think twice before...

Think twice before burdening a friend with a secret.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Marlene Dietrich: Courage and grace...

Marlene Dietrich: Courage and grace...

Courage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring.

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