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Ernestine L Rose: When a man...

Ernestine L Rose: When a man...

When a man comes to me and tries to convince me that he is not a thief, then I take care of my...

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Dorothy Day: Tradition! We scarcely...

Dorothy Day: Tradition! We scarcely...

Tradition! We scarcely know the word anymore. We are afraid to be either proud of our ancestors or ashamed of them....

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Hannah Whitall Smith: The mother eagle...

Hannah Whitall Smith: The mother eagle...

The mother eagle teachers her little ones to fly by making their nest so uncomfortable that they are forced to leave...

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Charlotte Bunch: The state of...

Charlotte Bunch: The state of...

The state of the world today demands that women become less modest and dream/plan/act/risk on a larger...

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Cher: The trouble with...

Cher: The trouble with...

The trouble with some women is that they get all excited about nothing -- and then marry...

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Suzanne Vega: Solitude stands by...

Suzanne Vega: Solitude stands by...

Solitude stands by the window
She turns her head as I walk in the room
I can see by her eyes she's been...

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Oprah Winfrey: I have a...

Oprah Winfrey: I have a...

I have a lot of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly.

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Oprah Winfrey: Always continue the...

Oprah Winfrey: Always continue the...

Always continue the climb. It is possible for you to do whatever you , choose, if you first get to know who you are...

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: Whenever I was...

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: Whenever I was...

Whenever I was upset by something in the papers, [Jack] always told me to be more tolerant, like a horse flicking away...

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Candice Bergen: Living in L.A....

Candice Bergen: Living in L.A....

Living in L.A. is like not having a date on Saturday night.

Source: In The Book of...

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Marlene Dietrich: Courage and grace...

Marlene Dietrich: Courage and grace...

Courage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring.

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Julie Andrews: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!<br>Even though the...

Julie Andrews: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Even though the...

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious!
If you say it loud...

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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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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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Joan Rivers: I felt comedy...

Joan Rivers: I felt comedy...

I felt comedy ego beginning to grow, which gave me the courage to begin tentatively looking into myself for...

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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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Judy Collins: This is a...

Judy Collins: This is a...

This is a crazy culture. Absolutely nutty. You see it reflected everywhere you look, the desperate search -- who are...

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Ella Fitzgerald: It isn't where...

Ella Fitzgerald: It isn't where...

It isn't where you came from; it's where you're going that counts.

Source: In Ella...

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Sharon Stone: The philosophy of...

Sharon Stone: The philosophy of...

The philosophy of being able as a woman to decide what you want and being unashamed about making it happen was new....

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Katharine Hepburn: I have many...

Katharine Hepburn: I have many...

I have many regrets, and I'm sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret if you have any sense, and if...

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