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Sharon Stone: The philosophy of...

Sharon Stone: The philosophy of...

The philosophy of being able as a woman to decide what you want and being unashamed about making it happen was new....

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Katharine Hepburn: I have many...

Katharine Hepburn: I have many...

I have many regrets, and I'm sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret if you have any sense, and if...

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Sophia Loren: Mistakes are part...

Sophia Loren: Mistakes are part...

Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.

Source: In Webster's...

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Lauren Bacall: You know you...

Lauren Bacall: You know you...

'You know you don't have to act with me, Steve. You don't have to say anything, and you don't have to do anything. Not...

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Whoopi Goldberg: I am an...

Whoopi Goldberg: I am an...

I am an artist, art has no color and no sex.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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Gilda Radner: Comedy is very...

Gilda Radner: Comedy is very...

Comedy is very controlling -- you are making people laugh. It is there in the phrase 'making people laugh.' You feel...

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Carol Burnett: Only I can...

Carol Burnett: Only I can...

Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Shirley Temple Black: Our whole way...

Shirley Temple Black: Our whole way...

Our whole way of life today is dedicated to the removal of risk. Cradle to grave we are supported, insulated, and...

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Mary Tyler Moore: Sometimes you have...

Mary Tyler Moore: Sometimes you have...

Sometimes you have to get to know someone really well to realize you're really strangers.

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Helen Gahagan Douglas: In trying to...

Helen Gahagan Douglas: In trying to...

In trying to make something new, half the undertaking lies in discovering whether it can be done. Once it has been...

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Joanna Baillie: Still on it...

Joanna Baillie: Still on it...

Still on it creeps,
Each little moment at another's heels,
Till hours, days, years, and ages are made up
Of...

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Letitia Landon: No thoroughly occupied...

Letitia Landon: No thoroughly occupied...

No thoroughly occupied man was ever yet very miserable.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Diane Ackerman: We live on...

Diane Ackerman: We live on...

We live on the leash of our senses.

Source: A Natural History of the Senses,...

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox: All love that...

Ella Wheeler Wilcox: All love that...

All love that has not friendship for its base,
Is like a mansion built upon the sand.


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Ella Wheeler Wilcox: So many gods,...

Ella Wheeler Wilcox: So many gods,...

So many gods, so many creeds,
So many paths that wind and wind,
While just the art of being kind
Is all the...

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Ingrid Bergman: A kiss is...

Ingrid Bergman: A kiss is...

A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.

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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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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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Edna St Vincent Millay: The soul can...

Edna St Vincent Millay: The soul can...

The soul can split the sky in two,
And let the face of God shine through.


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Terry McMillan: It takes me...

Terry McMillan: It takes me...

It takes me forever to say my prayers these days, but I don't care, because this time around, I want to make sure God...

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