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Gail Sheehy: Creativity can be...

Gail Sheehy: Creativity can be...

Creativity can be described as letting go of certainties.

Source: In Artists in...

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Sheila Ballantyne: You can always...

Sheila Ballantyne: You can always...

You can always trust information given you by people who are crazy; they have an access to truth not available through...

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Dorothy Uhnak: It was all...

Dorothy Uhnak: It was all...

It was all in the orchestration, he claimed: in knowing how and where to pitch each and every particular argument; who...

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Gloria Evangelina Anzaldua: The act of...

Gloria Evangelina Anzaldua: The act of...

The act of writing is the act of making soul, alchemy.

Source: In Words of Women...

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Mary Wilson Little: In some parts...

Mary Wilson Little: In some parts...

In some parts of Ireland the sleep which knows no waking is always followed by a wake which knows no...

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Christina Baldwin: Journal writing is...

Christina Baldwin: Journal writing is...

Journal writing is a voyage to the interior.

Source: In Words of Women Quotations...

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Christina Baldwin: Spiritual love is...

Christina Baldwin: Spiritual love is...

Spiritual love is a position of standing with one hand extended into the universe and one hand extended into the...

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Alice Koller: Being solitary is...

Alice Koller: Being solitary is...

Being solitary is being alone well: being alone luxuriously immersed in doings of your own choice, aware of the...

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Marjorie Holmes: You don't always...

Marjorie Holmes: You don't always...

You don't always win your battles, but it's good to know you fought.

Source: In The...

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Sara Jeannette Duncan: A human being...

Sara Jeannette Duncan: A human being...

A human being isn't an orchid, he must draw something from the soil he grows in.

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Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood is a...

Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood is a...

Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a 1000 dollars for a kiss and 50 cents for your...

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Betty Grable: You're better off...

Betty Grable: You're better off...

You're better off betting on a horse than betting on a man. A horse may not be able to hold you tight, but he doesn't...

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Brigitte Bardot: It is better...

Brigitte Bardot: It is better...

It is better to be unfaithful than faithful without wanting to be.

Source: The...

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Carol Burnett: Celebrity was a...

Carol Burnett: Celebrity was a...

Celebrity was a long time in coming; it will go away. Everything goes away.

Source:...

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Lily Tomlin: I have always...

Lily Tomlin: I have always...

I have always wanted to be somebody, but I see now I should have been more specific.

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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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Marian Anderson: You lose a...

Marian Anderson: You lose a...

You lose a lot of time hating people.

Source: In The New York Times, 18 Apr...

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Mariah Carey: This is for...

Mariah Carey: This is for...

This is for all of you out there tonight, reaching for a dream - don't ever give up! Never ever listen to anyone, when...

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Marian Anderson: A singer starts...

Marian Anderson: A singer starts...

A singer starts by having his instrument as a gift from God . . . When you have been given something in a moment of...

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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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