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Kathe Kollwitz: For the last...

Kathe Kollwitz: For the last...

For the last third of life there remains only work. It alone is always stimulating, rejuvenating, exciting and...

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Grandma Moses: Life is what...

Grandma Moses: Life is what...

Life is what we make it; always has been, always will be.

Source: In Words of Women...

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Berenice Abbott: Some people are...

Berenice Abbott: Some people are...

Some people are still unaware that reality contains unparalleled beauties. The fantastic and unexpected, the...

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Beth Henley: There are probably...

Beth Henley: There are probably...

There are probably brilliant people, geniuses, alive today who don't even know how to say, Hello, how do you do?...

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Janet Erskine Stuart: All sorts of...

Janet Erskine Stuart: All sorts of...

All sorts of spiritual gifts come through privations, if they are accepted.

Source:...

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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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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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Agnes George DeMille: Living is a...

Agnes George DeMille: Living is a...

Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what's next or how. The moment you know how, you begin to die a...

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Margaret Cho: Love is the...

Margaret Cho: Love is the...

Love is the big booming beat which covers up the noise of hate.

Source: In...

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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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Judy Collins: I've gone through...

Judy Collins: I've gone through...

I've gone through many, many things. I tell you something, that if it doesn't kill you, you get...

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Elizabeth Ashley: Absence does not...

Elizabeth Ashley: Absence does not...

Absence does not make the heart grow fonder, but it sure heats up the blood.

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Maggie Smith: I've aged, Sidney....

Maggie Smith: I've aged, Sidney....

I've aged, Sidney. There are new lines in my face. I look like a brand-new, steel-belted radial...

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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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Mary Pickford: Make them laugh,...

Mary Pickford: Make them laugh,...

Make them laugh, make them cry, and hack to laughter. What do people go to the theatre for? An emotional exercise. . ....

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Loretta Swit: So much of...

Loretta Swit: So much of...

So much of life is luck. One day you make a right turn and get hit by a car. Turn left and you meet the love of your...

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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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Joanna Baillie: Words of affection,...

Joanna Baillie: Words of affection,...

Words of affection, howso'er express'd,
The latest spoken still are deem'd the best.


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Rita Dove: Poetry is language...

Rita Dove: Poetry is language...

Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.

Source: In The Quotable...

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Audre Lorde: I am deliberate...

Audre Lorde: I am deliberate...

I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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