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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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Mariah Carey: Butterflies are always...

Mariah Carey: Butterflies are always...

Butterflies are always following me, everywhere I go.

Source:...

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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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Ilka Chase: The only people...

Ilka Chase: The only people...

The only people who never fail are those who never try.

Source: In Instant...

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Bessie Smith: It's a long...

Bessie Smith: It's a long...

It's a long old road, but I know I'm gonna find the end.

Source: Long OId Road,...

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Lucille Ball: You see much...

Lucille Ball: You see much...

You see much more of your children once they leave home.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Bernice Johnson Reagon: The voice I...

Bernice Johnson Reagon: The voice I...

The voice I have now, I got the first time I sang in a movement meeting, after I got out of jail . . . and I'd never...

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Aphra Behn: Love ceases to...

Aphra Behn: Love ceases to...

Love ceases to be a pleasure, when it ceases to be a secret.

Source: The Lover's...

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Michelle Pfeiffer: I like being...

Michelle Pfeiffer: I like being...

I like being prepared. When things are going on and I have to learn my lines at the last minute, I'm never quite...

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Joan Collins: The easiest way...

Joan Collins: The easiest way...

The easiest way to convince my kids that they don't really need something is to get it for...

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Sharon Stone: Real happiness comes...

Sharon Stone: Real happiness comes...

Real happiness comes from inside. Nobody can give it to you.

Source: Parade,...

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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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Katharine Hepburn: Enemies are so...

Katharine Hepburn: Enemies are so...

Enemies are so stimulating.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic Reference...

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Lillian Gish: Never get caught...

Lillian Gish: Never get caught...

Never get caught acting.

Source:
-- Lillian Gish, (Oct 14 1893-1993), US...

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Whoopi Goldberg: I believe that...

Whoopi Goldberg: I believe that...

I believe that parts of people like John Garfield and Moms Mabley, the parts of them that I needed to be able to do...

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Whoopi Goldberg: The art of...

Whoopi Goldberg: The art of...

The art of acting is to be other than what you are.

Source: In What's Whoopi...

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Lily Tomlin: The formula for...

Lily Tomlin: The formula for...

The formula for water is H2O. Is the formula for an ice cube H2O squared?

Source:...

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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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Judith Crist: When we as...

Judith Crist: When we as...

When we as youngsters, would accuse our mother of picking on us her wise reply was, All you'll get from strangers is...

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Ellen Goodman: We spend January...

Ellen Goodman: We spend January...

We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be...

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