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Ethel Barrymore: Wrinkles should only...

Ethel Barrymore: Wrinkles should only...

Wrinkles should only indicate where smiles have been.

Source: In Words of Women...

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Marilu Henner: Wherever my career...

Marilu Henner: Wherever my career...

Wherever my career takes me, I know I'll love getting there, because ever since I was 2 1/2 years old, I knew that...

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Edna St Vincent Millay: My candle burns...

Edna St Vincent Millay: My candle burns...

My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But, ah, my foes, and oh, my friends-
It gives a...

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Frances Watkins Harper: I find,...

Frances Watkins Harper: I find,...

I find, by close observation, that the mothers are the levers which move in education. The men talk about it . . ....

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May Swenson: We play in...

May Swenson: We play in...

We play in the den of the Gods and snort at death.

Source: To Confirm A Thing, St....

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Georgia Douglas Johnson: I've learned of...

Georgia Douglas Johnson: I've learned of...

I've learned of life this bitter truth
Hope not between the crumbling walls Of mankind's gratitude to find...

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Anne Bradstreet: There is no...

Anne Bradstreet: There is no...

There is no object that we see; no action that we do; no good that we enjoy; no evill that we feel, or fear, but we...

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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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Joan Rivers: People say that...

Joan Rivers: People say that...

People say that money is not the key to happiness, but I always figured if you have enough money, you can have a key...

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Lucille Ball: The secret of...

Lucille Ball: The secret of...

The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.

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Amie Comeaux: When you smile...

Amie Comeaux: When you smile...

When you smile at me
You take me to a world I never thought I'd see
Your eyes can touch my soul
And fill me...

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Bernice Johnson Reagon: Life's challenges are...

Bernice Johnson Reagon: Life's challenges are...

Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you...

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Alice Dunbar-Nelson: It's punishment to...

Alice Dunbar-Nelson: It's punishment to...

It's punishment to be compelled to do what one doesn't wish.

Source: Give Us Each...

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Jessie Redmon Fauset: The white world...

Jessie Redmon Fauset: The white world...

The white world is feverishly anxious to know of our thoughts, our hopes, our dreams. Organization is our strongest...

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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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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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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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Mary Pickford: One of the...

Mary Pickford: One of the...

One of the great penalties those of us who live our lives in full view of the public must pay is the loss of that most...

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Lynn Fontanne: When I am...

Lynn Fontanne: When I am...

When I am on a stage, I am the focus of thousands of eyes and it gives me strength. I feel that something, some...

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Loretta Swit: It wasn't so...

Loretta Swit: It wasn't so...

It wasn't so much that I was all alone on stage, but it was the realization of how much you need the response ... you...

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