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Liv Ullmann: The older one...

Liv Ullmann: The older one...

The older one gets in this profession, the more people there are with whom one would never work...

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Raquel Welch: I was not...

Raquel Welch: I was not...

I was not a classic mother. But my kids were never palmed off to boarding school. So, I didn't bake cookies. You can...

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Coco Chanel: In order to...

Coco Chanel: In order to...

In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.

Source: Coco Chanel: Her...

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Shirley Jones: People want that...

Shirley Jones: People want that...

People want that kind of make-believe. They want entertainment. People love the music in it, they still love to hear...

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Lucille Ball: Love yourself first...

Lucille Ball: Love yourself first...

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in...

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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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Maya Angelou: The quality of...

Maya Angelou: The quality of...

The quality of strength lined with tenderness is an unbeatable combination, as are intelligence and necessity when...

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Anita Brookner: The lessons taught...

Anita Brookner: The lessons taught...

The lessons taught in great books are misleading. The commerce in life is rarely so simple and never so...

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Barbara Sher: The amount of...

Barbara Sher: The amount of...

The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act.

Source:...

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Barbara Sher: When you play...

Barbara Sher: When you play...

When you play it too safe, you're taking the biggest risk of your life. Time is the only wealth we're...

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Susan Sontag: Any critic is...

Susan Sontag: Any critic is...

Any critic is entitled to wrong judgments, of course. But certain lapses of judgment indicate the radical failure of...

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Liz Smith: Begin somewhere; you...

Liz Smith: Begin somewhere; you...

Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do.

Source: In...

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Anne Morrow Lindbergh: The sea does...

Anne Morrow Lindbergh: The sea does...

The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open,...

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Barbara Ehrenreich: That's free enterprise,...

Barbara Ehrenreich: That's free enterprise,...

That's free enterprise, friends: freedom to gamble, freedom to lose. And the great thing --the truly democratic thing...

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Florence King: Families composed of...

Florence King: Families composed of...

Families composed of rugged individualists have to do things obliquely.

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Florence King: Owning your own...

Florence King: Owning your own...

Owning your own home is America's unique recipe for avoiding revolution and promoting pseudo-equality at the same...

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Peggy Noonan: Sincerity and competence...

Peggy Noonan: Sincerity and competence...

Sincerity and competence is a strong combination. In politics, it is everything.

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Carolyn Heilbrun: Ironically, women who...

Carolyn Heilbrun: Ironically, women who...

Ironically, women who acquire power are more likely to be criticized for it than are the men who have always had...

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Cynthia Heimel: When in doubt,...

Cynthia Heimel: When in doubt,...

When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and...

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Gail Sheehy: The delights of...

Gail Sheehy: The delights of...

The delights of self-discovery are always available.

Source: In Words of Women...

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