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Rita Rudner: I love being...

Rita Rudner: I love being...

I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your...

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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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Betty Carter: After me there...

Betty Carter: After me there...

After me there are no more jazz singers . . . It's a crime that no little singer is back there sockin' it to me in my...

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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: The twisted circumstances...

Alice Childress: The twisted circumstances...

The twisted circumstances under which we live is grist for the writing mill, the loving, hating and discovering,...

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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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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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Mae West: When it comes...

Mae West: When it comes...

When it comes to finances, remember that there are no withholding taxes on the wages of...

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Sophia Loren: A woman's dress...

Sophia Loren: A woman's dress...

A woman's dress should be like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the...

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Whoopi Goldberg: If every American...

Whoopi Goldberg: If every American...

If every American donated five hours a week, it would equal the labor of 20 million full-time...

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Lily Tomlin: Instead of working...

Lily Tomlin: Instead of working...

Instead of working for the survival of the fittest, we should be working for the survival of the wittiest -- then we...

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Gilda Radner: It is so...

Gilda Radner: It is so...

It is so hard for us little human beings to accept this deal that we get. It's really crazy, isn't it? We act to live,...

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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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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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Olive Schreiner: How hard it...

Olive Schreiner: How hard it...

How hard it is to make your thoughts look anything but imbecile fools when you paint them with ink on...

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Olive Schreiner: The troubles of...

Olive Schreiner: The troubles of...

The troubles of the young are soon over; they leave no external mark. If you wound the tree in its youth the bark will...

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Marguerite Duras: For that's what...

Marguerite Duras: For that's what...

For that's what a woman, a mother wants -- to teach her children to take an interest in life. She knows it's safer for...

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Natalie Clifford Barney: Time engraves our...

Natalie Clifford Barney: Time engraves our...

Time engraves our faces with all the tears we have not shed.

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Agatha Christie: Where large sums...

Agatha Christie: Where large sums...

Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.

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Tillie Olsen: Time granted does...

Tillie Olsen: Time granted does...

Time granted does not necessarily coincide with time that can be most fully used.

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