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Dodie Smith: I have found...

Dodie Smith: I have found...

I have found that sitting in a place where you have never sat before can be inspiring.

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Harriet Monroe: [He] saw the...

Harriet Monroe: [He] saw the...

[He] saw the light, and led the way
Where the gray world might greet the day.


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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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Wendy Wasserstein: Sometimes I want...

Wendy Wasserstein: Sometimes I want...

Sometimes I want to clean up my desk and go out and say, respect me, I'm a respectable grown-up, and other times I...

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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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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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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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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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Judy Collins: When inspiration does...

Judy Collins: When inspiration does...

When inspiration does not come, I go for a walk, go to the movie, talk to a friend, let go . . . The muse is bound to...

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Linda Ronstadt: The constant fear...

Linda Ronstadt: The constant fear...

The constant fear of a performer is to become what is reflected back at you.

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Janis Joplin: Audiences like their...

Janis Joplin: Audiences like their...

Audiences like their blues singers to be miserable.

Source: In Woman's Almanac, by...

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Marian Anderson: There are many...

Marian Anderson: There are many...

There are many persons ready to do what is right because in their hearts they know it is right. But they hesitate,...

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Christina Aguilera: It [The Mickey...

Christina Aguilera: It [The Mickey...

It [The Mickey Mouse Club] was a great way to grow up. I loved being around kids who had the same passions I...

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Oprah Winfrey: Everyone has to...

Oprah Winfrey: Everyone has to...

Everyone has to learn to think differently, bigger, to open to possibilities.

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Jeannette Rankin: You take people...

Jeannette Rankin: You take people...

You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go.

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Susan Faludi: [Feminism] asks that...

Susan Faludi: [Feminism] asks that...

[Feminism] asks that women be free to define themselves -- instead of having their identity defined for them, time and...

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Helen Lawrenson: They are a...

Helen Lawrenson: They are a...

They are a curious mixture of Spanish tradition, American imitation, and insular limitation. This explains why they...

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Judith Crist: The critics who...

Judith Crist: The critics who...

The critics who love are the severe ones . . . we know our relationship must be based on...

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Jean Kerr: Even though a...

Jean Kerr: Even though a...

Even though a number of people have tried, no one has yet found a way to drink for a...

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Jean Kerr: Being divorced is...

Jean Kerr: Being divorced is...

Being divorced is like being hit by a Mack truck. If you live through it, you start looking very carefully to the...

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