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Phyllis Diller: I buried a...

Phyllis Diller: I buried a...

I buried a lot of my ironing in the back yard.

Source: In Woman's Almanac,...

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Beatrice Lillie: Happiness for the...

Beatrice Lillie: Happiness for the...

Happiness for the average person may be said to flow largely from common sense -- adapting one-self to circumstances...

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Joan Baez: The only thing...

Joan Baez: The only thing...

The only thing that's been a worse flop than the organization of non-violence has been the organization of...

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Joan Didion: Writers are always...

Joan Didion: Writers are always...

Writers are always selling somebody out.

Source: Slouching Towards Bethlehem,...

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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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Charlotte Bronte: A ruffled mind...

Charlotte Bronte: A ruffled mind...

A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow.

Source: The Professor, 1846.
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Janet Erskine Stuart: Don't wait for...

Janet Erskine Stuart: Don't wait for...

Don't wait for ideal circumstances; they will never come; nor for the best opportunities.

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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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Debra Winger: I make decisions...

Debra Winger: I make decisions...

I make decisions for my life, not the other way around. Besides, when you have a kid, you must weigh everything...

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Michelle Pfeiffer: When you're young...

Michelle Pfeiffer: When you're young...

When you're young and have a dream, it's pretty simplistic. You don't think about or have any way of knowing...

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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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Mary Pickford: I was forced...

Mary Pickford: I was forced...

I was forced to live far beyond my years when just a child, now I have reversed the order and I intend to remain young...

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Jacqueline Bisset: The thing about...

Jacqueline Bisset: The thing about...

The thing about anything in life is you have to get ready for it. Study, learn and in terms of acting, there's a lot...

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Donna Reed: When you handle...

Donna Reed: When you handle...

When you handle yourself, use your head; when you handle others, use your heart.

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Dorothy Gish: We do not...

Dorothy Gish: We do not...

We do not get paid the exorbitant salaries folk believe, but because of our wealthy reputation we are made to suffer...

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Mary Antin: My friendships, my...

Mary Antin: My friendships, my...

My friendships, my advantages and disadvantages, my gifts, my habits, my ambitions these were the materials out of...

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: Whenever I was...

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: Whenever I was...

Whenever I was upset by something in the papers, [Jack] always told me to be more tolerant, like a horse flicking away...

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Wendy Wasserstein: You're the unfortunate...

Wendy Wasserstein: You're the unfortunate...

You're the unfortunate contradiction in terms -- a serious good person.

Source: The...

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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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Diane Wakoski: I write in...

Diane Wakoski: I write in...

I write in the first person because I have always wanted to make my life more interesting than it...

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