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Diana Ross: If I have...

Diana Ross: If I have...

If I have someone who believes in me, I can move mountains.

Source: Secrets of a...

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Christina Aguilera: But for me,...

Christina Aguilera: But for me,...

But for me, the greatest thing is being able to interact with fans and touch peoples' lives. I know that's a greater...

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Rachel Donaldson Jackson: I must say...

Rachel Donaldson Jackson: I must say...

I must say they regard the Sabbath and attend preaching, for there are churches of every denomination and able...

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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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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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Ella Fitzgerald: Just don't give...

Ella Fitzgerald: Just don't give...

Just don't give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there's love and inspiration, I don't think you can...

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Alice Childress: . . ....

Alice Childress: . . ....

. . . the good old days. The only good days are ahead.

Source: Alice Childress, in...

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Alice Childress: . . ....

Alice Childress: . . ....

. . . and realizing there is no such thing as the Black experience. . . . Time and events allow for change on both...

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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: What's invisible<br>sings, and...

Rita Dove: What's invisible
sings, and...

What's invisible
sings, and we bear witness.


Source: The Hill Has Something to...

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Rita Dove: We tend to...

Rita Dove: We tend to...

We tend to be so bombarded with information. . . This is antithetical to the kind of openness and perception you have...

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Anne Spencer: Let me learn...

Anne Spencer: Let me learn...

Let me learn now where Beauty is;
I was born to know her mysteries . . .


Source:...

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Vera Brittain: The pacifists, task...

Vera Brittain: The pacifists, task...

The pacifists, task today is to find a method of helping and healing which provides a revolutionary constructive...

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Eleanor Robson Belmont: A woman in...

Eleanor Robson Belmont: A woman in...

A woman in agony of spirit might turn her head just so; a man in deep humiliation probably would wring his hands in...

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Marsha Norman: We are not...

Marsha Norman: We are not...

We are not afraid to look under the bed, or to wash the sheets; we know that life is messy. We know that somebody has...

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Edith Sitwell: I have often...

Edith Sitwell: I have often...

I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty. . . . But I am too busy thinking about...

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Jenny Joseph: I shall sit...

Jenny Joseph: I shall sit...

I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my...

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Mary Pickford: I was forced...

Mary Pickford: I was forced...

I was forced to live far beyond my years when just a child, now I have reversed the order and I intend to remain young...

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Jeanne Moreau: Success is like...

Jeanne Moreau: Success is like...

Success is like a liberation or the first phrase of a love story . . . .

Source: In...

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Edith Evans: A successful artist...

Edith Evans: A successful artist...

A successful artist of any kind has to work so hard that she is justified in refusing to lay down her sceptre until...

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