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Kim Cattrall: In film, the...

Kim Cattrall: In film, the...

In film, the possibilities are greater. You can go beyond the fourth wall. You can go to these incredible locations...

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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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Charlotte Bronte: Fortune is proverbially...

Charlotte Bronte: Fortune is proverbially...

Fortune is proverbially called changeful, yet her caprice often takes the form of repeating again and again a similar...

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Gwendolyn Brooks: It is brave...

Gwendolyn Brooks: It is brave...

It is brave to be involved
To be not fearful to be unresolved.


Source: do not...

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Amy Lowell: Time! Joyless emblem...

Amy Lowell: Time! Joyless emblem...

Time! Joyless emblem of the greed
Of millions, robber of the best
Which earth can give. ....

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Joanna Baillie: O! who shall...

Joanna Baillie: O! who shall...

O! who shall lightly say that fame
is nothing but an empty name?


Source: The...

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Alice Dunbar-Nelson: In every race,...

Alice Dunbar-Nelson: In every race,...

In every race, in every nation, and in every clime in every period of history there is always an eager-eyed group of...

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Anne Spencer: I proudly love...

Anne Spencer: I proudly love...

I proudly love being a Negro woman -- it's so involved and interesting.

Source:...

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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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Vera Brittain: His secret realisation...

Vera Brittain: His secret realisation...

His secret realisation of his physical cowardice led him to underrate his exceptional moral courage . ....

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Vera Brittain: I can think...

Vera Brittain: I can think...

I can think of few important movements for reform in which success was won by any method other than that of an...

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Bette Davis: Discipline is a...

Bette Davis: Discipline is a...

Discipline is a symbol of caring to a child. He needs guidance. If there is love, there is no such thing as being too...

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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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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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Virginia Graham: Be blind. Be...

Virginia Graham: Be blind. Be...

Be blind. Be stupid. Be British. Be careful.

Source: Say Please, ch. 24,...

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Elayne Boosler: Ever notice that...

Elayne Boosler: Ever notice that...

Ever notice that Soup For One is eight aisles away from Party Mix?

Source: From an...

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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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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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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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Georgia O'Keeffe: Nobody sees a...

Georgia O'Keeffe: Nobody sees a...

Nobody sees a flower really; it is so small. We haven't time, and to see takes time -- like to have a friend takes...

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