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Monica Baldwin: I have always...

Monica Baldwin: I have always...

I have always felt that the moment when first you wake up in the morning is the most wonderful of the 24 hours. No...

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Anya Seton: As I grew...

Anya Seton: As I grew...

As I grew up I got cynical. I'd see Mother enthusiastic and involved with charlatans. Numerologists and astrologists...

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Dorothy Height: When you're a...

Dorothy Height: When you're a...

When you're a black woman, you seldom get to do what you just want to do; you always do what you have to...

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Catherine Drinker Bowen: There is a...

Catherine Drinker Bowen: There is a...

There is a marvelous turn and trick to British arrogance; its apparent unconsciousness makes it twice as...

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Suzanne LaFollette: Most people, no...

Suzanne LaFollette: Most people, no...

Most people, no doubt, when they espouse human rights, make their own mental reservations about the proper application...

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Katharine Whitehorn: The great rule...

Katharine Whitehorn: The great rule...

The great rule is not to talk about money with people who have much more or much less than...

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Liz Carpenter: What a lot...

Liz Carpenter: What a lot...

What a lot we lost when we stopped writing letters! You can't reread a phone call.

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Gail Sheehy: The delights of...

Gail Sheehy: The delights of...

The delights of self-discovery are always available.

Source: In Words of Women...

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Terry McMillan: Too many of...

Terry McMillan: Too many of...

Too many of us are hung up on what we don't have, can't have, or won't ever have. We spend too much energy being down,...

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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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Marian Anderson: When I sing,...

Marian Anderson: When I sing,...

When I sing, I don't want them to see that my face is black; I don't want them to see that my face is white -- I want...

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Bette Midler: The worst part...

Bette Midler: The worst part...

The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you.

Source:...

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Bette Midler: My idea of...

Bette Midler: My idea of...

My idea of superwoman is someone who scrubs her own floors.

Source: In Webster's...

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Shirley Jones: We can't negate...

Shirley Jones: We can't negate...

We can't negate television. Unfortunately, I do feel in many ways that it did kill my movie career. It did do that....

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Alberta Hunter: I'm having a...

Alberta Hunter: I'm having a...

I'm having a good time,
Please don't blame me,
I'm knocking myself out
Don't try to tame me
Let me have 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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Jane Wagner: Our ability to...

Jane Wagner: Our ability to...

Our ability to delude ourselves may be an important survival tool.

Source: From an...

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Jane Wagner: Delusions of grandeur...

Jane Wagner: Delusions of grandeur...

Delusions of grandeur make me feel a lot better about myself.

Source: From an...

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Alice Childress: Writers are encouraged...

Alice Childress: Writers are encouraged...

Writers are encouraged to keep 'em laughing and complain with good humor in order to win allies. The joke is always on...

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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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