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Virginia Graham: In society it...

Virginia Graham: In society it...

In society it is etiquette for ladies to have the best chairs and get handed things. In the home the reverse is the...

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Ma Rainey: You see me...

Ma Rainey: You see me...

You see me ravin', you hear me crying,
Of Lawd, this lonely heart of maine,
Sometimes I'm grieving from my hat...

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Joan Rivers: Anger is a...

Joan Rivers: Anger is a...

Anger is a symptom, a way of cloaking and expressing feelings too awful to experience directly -- hurt, bitterness,...

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Phyllis Diller: I've been asked...

Phyllis Diller: I've been asked...

I've been asked to say a couple of words about my husband, Fang. How about short and...

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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 Baez: Seeing you sleeping...

Joan Baez: Seeing you sleeping...

Seeing you sleeping peacefully on your back among your stuffed ducks, bears and basset hounds, would remind me that no...

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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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Alice Childress: . . ....

Alice Childress: . . ....

. . . the good old days. The only good days are ahead.

Source: Alice Childress, in...

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Jane Fonda: You spend all...

Jane Fonda: You spend all...

You spend all your life trying to do something they put people in asylums for.

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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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Jackie Moms Mabley: There ain't nothin'...

Jackie Moms Mabley: There ain't nothin'...

There ain't nothin' an ol' man can do but bring me a message from a young one.

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Rita Rudner: To attract men,...

Rita Rudner: To attract men,...

To attract men, I wear a perfume called ``New Car Interior.''

Source: From a...

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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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Billie Holiday: If I don't...

Billie Holiday: If I don't...

If I don't have friends, then I ain't nothing.

Source: In Words of Women Quotations...

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Madonna: Everyone probably thinks...

Madonna: Everyone probably thinks...

Everyone probably thinks that I'm a raving nymphomaniac, that I have an insatiable sexual appetite, when the truth is...

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Suzanne Vega: I always thought...

Suzanne Vega: I always thought...

I always thought that if I was popular I must be doing something wrong.

Source: In...

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Oprah Winfrey: Always continue the...

Oprah Winfrey: Always continue the...

Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you , choose, if you first get to know who you are...

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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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