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Raquel Welch: The mind can...

Raquel Welch: The mind can...

The mind can also be an erogenous zone.

Source: In Colombo's Hollywood, by J.R....

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Mae West: To err is...

Mae West: To err is...

To err is human, but it feels divine.

Source: The Wit and Wisdom of Mae West.
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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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Marie Dressler: There is a...

Marie Dressler: There is a...

There is a vast difference between success at twenty-five and success at sixty. At sixty, nobody envies you. ...

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Hermione Gingold: To call him...

Hermione Gingold: To call him...

To call him a dog hardly seems to do him justice, though inasmuch as he had four legs, a tail, and barked, I admit he...

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Janet Erskine Stuart: The great thing...

Janet Erskine Stuart: The great thing...

The great thing and the hard thing is to stick to things when you have outlived the first interest, and not yet got...

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Stevie Smith: The Englishwoman is...

Stevie Smith: The Englishwoman is...

The Englishwoman is so refined
She has no bosom and no behind.


Source: This...

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Sara Teasdale: When I can...

Sara Teasdale: When I can...

When I can look Life in the eyes,
Grown calm and very coldly wise,
Life will have given me the Truth,
And...

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Louise Erdrich: You know, some...

Louise Erdrich: You know, some...

You know, some people fall right through the hole in their lives. It's invisible, but they come to it after time,...

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Charlotte Bronte: The writer who...

Charlotte Bronte: The writer who...

The writer who possesses the creative gift owns something of which he is not always master- something that at time...

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Denise Levertov: Every day, every...

Denise Levertov: Every day, every...

Every day, every day I hear
enough to fill
a year of nights with wondering.


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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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Amy Lowell: A man must...

Amy Lowell: A man must...

A man must be sacrificed now and again
To provide for the next generation of men.


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Edith Nesbitt: It is wonderful...

Edith Nesbitt: It is wonderful...

It is wonderful how quickly you get used to things, even the most astonishing.

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox: With every deed...

Ella Wheeler Wilcox: With every deed...

With every deed you are sowing a seed, though the harvest you may not see.

Source:...

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Gloria Swanson: All creative people...

Gloria Swanson: All creative people...

All creative people should be required to leave California for three months every year.

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Ilka Chase: Among famous traitors...

Ilka Chase: Among famous traitors...

Among famous traitors of history one might mention the weather.

Source: The Varied...

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Elayne Boosler: I'm just a...

Elayne Boosler: I'm just a...

I'm just a person trapped inside a woman's body.

Source: In Words of Women...

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Margaret Cho: I?m not going...

Margaret Cho: I?m not going...

I?m not going to die because I failed as someone else. I?m going to succeed as myself.

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Lucille Ball: I regret the...

Lucille Ball: I regret the...

I regret the passing of the studio system. I was very appreciative of it because I had no...

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