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Oprah Winfrey: Unless you choose...

Oprah Winfrey: Unless you choose...

Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you...

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Goldie Hawn: I've finally stopped...

Goldie Hawn: I've finally stopped...

I've finally stopped running away from myself. Who else is there better to be.

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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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Rosalind Russell: Taking joy in...

Rosalind Russell: Taking joy in...

Taking joy in life is a woman's best cosmetic.

Source: In Words of Women Quotations...

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Rosalind Russell: Success is a...

Rosalind Russell: Success is a...

Success is a public affair. Failure is a private funeral.

Source: Life Is a...

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Alice Dunbar-Nelson: I had not...

Alice Dunbar-Nelson: I had not...

I had not thought of violets of late,
The wild, shy kind that springs beneath your feet
In wistful April...

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Letitia Landon: No thoroughly occupied...

Letitia Landon: No thoroughly occupied...

No thoroughly occupied man was ever yet very miserable.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Sonia Sanchez: Art . ....

Sonia Sanchez: Art . ....

Art . . . reacts to or reflects the culture it springs from.

Source:...

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Anne Spencer: I saw your...

Anne Spencer: I saw your...

I saw your heart,
And altered there in its darksome place
Were the tongues of flame the ancients knew . ....

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox: There is new...

Ella Wheeler Wilcox: There is new...

There is new strength, repose of mind, and inspiration in fresh apparel.

Source: In...

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox: With every deed...

Ella Wheeler Wilcox: With every deed...

With every deed you are sowing a seed, though the harvest you may not see.

Source:...

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Eleanor Robson Belmont: I was trained...

Eleanor Robson Belmont: I was trained...

I was trained by my husband. He said, If you want a thing done go. If not send. I belong to that group of people who...

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Lorraine Hansberry: There is always...

Lorraine Hansberry: There is always...

There is always something left to love. And if you haven't learned that, you ain't learned...

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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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Terry McMillan: It takes me...

Terry McMillan: It takes me...

It takes me forever to say my prayers these days, but I don't care, because this time around, I want to make sure God...

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Marlene Dietrich: Most women set...

Marlene Dietrich: Most women set...

Most women set out to change a man, and when they have changed him they do not like him.

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Camille Paglia: Minerva save us...

Camille Paglia: Minerva save us...

Minerva save us from the cloying syrup of coercive compassion!

Source: The Big...

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Joan Rivers: I hate housework!...

Joan Rivers: I hate housework!...

I hate housework! You make the beds, you do the dishes --and six months later you have to start all over...

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Phyllis Diller: I buried a...

Phyllis Diller: I buried a...

I buried a lot of my ironing in the back yard.

Source: In Woman's Almanac,...

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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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