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Betty Carter: If it wasn't...

Betty Carter: If it wasn't...

If it wasn't for [pimps, prostitutes, hustlers, gangsters, and gamblers] there wouldn't be no jazz! They supported the...

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Anna Letitia Barbauld: We neither laugh...

Anna Letitia Barbauld: We neither laugh...

We neither laugh alone, nor weep alone, why then should we pray alone?

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox: Feast, and your...

Ella Wheeler Wilcox: Feast, and your...

Feast, and your halls are crowded;
Fast, and the world goes by.


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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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Sarah Josepha Hale: She was a...

Sarah Josepha Hale: She was a...

She was a weak woman - too highly elated in prosperity, too easily depressed by adversity - not considering that both...

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Denise Levertov: The poem has...

Denise Levertov: The poem has...

The poem has a social effect of some kind whether or not the poet wills it to have. It has kinetic force, it sets in...

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Jenny Joseph: But maybe I...

Jenny Joseph: But maybe I...

But maybe I ought to practise a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When...

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Emily Dickinson: To fight aloud...

Emily Dickinson: To fight aloud...

To fight aloud is very brave,
But gallanter, I know,
Who charge within the bosom
The Cavalry of...

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Joni Mitchell: You know that...

Joni Mitchell: You know that...

You know that it never has been easy
Whether you do or do not resign
Whether you travel the breadth of the...

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Nancy Reagan: The Sixties, of...

Nancy Reagan: The Sixties, of...

The Sixties, of course, was the worst time in the world to try and bring up a child. They were exposed to all these...

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Tina Turner: I will never...

Tina Turner: I will never...

I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not old yet!

Source: In...

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Doris Day: The really frightening...

Doris Day: The really frightening...

The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you'll grow out of it.

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Betty Hutton: I don't even...

Betty Hutton: I don't even...

I don't even have many friends anymore because I backed away from them. When things went wrong for me I didn't want...

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Pat Nixon: I would feel...

Pat Nixon: I would feel...

I would feel sorry for her if she did.

Source: On whether she would want her...

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Lady Bird Johnson: Walk away from...

Lady Bird Johnson: Walk away from...

Walk away from it until you're stronger. All your problems will be there when you get back, but you'll be better able...

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Martha Graham: Dance is the...

Martha Graham: Dance is the...

Dance is the hidden language of the soul.

Source: Interview The New York...

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Ethel Barrymore: You must learn...

Ethel Barrymore: You must learn...

You must learn day by day, year by year, to broaden your horizons. The more things you love, the more you are...

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Brigitte Bardot: I have been...

Brigitte Bardot: I have been...

I have been very happy, very rich, very beautiful much adulated, very famous and very...

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Marilyn Monroe: Fame will go...

Marilyn Monroe: Fame will go...

Fame will go by and, so long, I've had you, fame. If it goes by, I've always known it was fickle. So at least it's...

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Gilda Radner: I think dogs...

Gilda Radner: I think dogs...

I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being...

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