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Emily Carr: It is not...

Emily Carr: It is not...

It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its growth it should juice up and mellow. God...

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Grandma Moses: What a strange...

Grandma Moses: What a strange...

What a strange thing is memory, and hope; one looks backward, the other forward; one is of today, the other of...

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Sharon Stone: Real happiness comes...

Sharon Stone: Real happiness comes...

Real happiness comes from inside. Nobody can give it to you.

Source: Parade,...

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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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Edith Evans: A successful artist...

Edith Evans: A successful artist...

A successful artist of any kind has to work so hard that she is justified in refusing to lay down her sceptre until...

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Sarah Bernhardt: The monster of...

Sarah Bernhardt: The monster of...

The monster of advertisement. . . is a sort of octopus with innumerable tentacles. It throws out to right and left, in...

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Lily Tomlin: Just remember, we're...

Lily Tomlin: Just remember, we're...

Just remember, we're all in this alone.

Source: In Words of Women Quotations for...

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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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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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Julie Andrews: It is not...

Julie Andrews: It is not...

It is not enough to reach for the brass ring. You must also enjoy the merry go round.

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Bessie Smith: When my bed...

Bessie Smith: When my bed...

When my bed is empty,
Makes me feel awful mean and blue.
My springs are getting rusty,
Living single like I...

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Joan Rivers: I have become...

Joan Rivers: I have become...

I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door -- or...

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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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Drew Barrymore: There's something liberating...

Drew Barrymore: There's something liberating...

There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk.

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Hedda Hopper: At one time...

Hedda Hopper: At one time...

At one time I thought he wanted to be an actor. He had certain qualifications, including no money and a total lack of...

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Alice Childress: It becomes almost...

Alice Childress: It becomes almost...

It becomes almost second nature to be on guard against the creative pattern of our own...

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Marian Anderson: There are many...

Marian Anderson: There are many...

There are many persons ready to do what is right because in their hearts they know it is right. But they hesitate,...

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Madonna: I'm anal retentive....

Madonna: I'm anal retentive....

I'm anal retentive. I'm a workaholic. I have insomnia. And I'm a control freak. That's why I'm not married. Who could...

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Alice Duer Miller: Men are too...

Alice Duer Miller: Men are too...

Men are too emotional to vote. Their conduct at baseball games and political conventions shows this . ....

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Joanna Baillie: Pride is a...

Joanna Baillie: Pride is a...

Pride is a fault that great men blush not to own: it is the ennobled offspring of self-love; though, it must be...

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