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Hannah Cowley: The charms that...

Hannah Cowley: The charms that...

The charms that heIped to catch the husband are generally laid by, one after another, till the lady grows a downright...

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Emma Lazarus: His cup is...

Emma Lazarus: His cup is...

His cup is gall, his meat is tears,
His passion lasts a thousand years.


Source:...

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Jenny Joseph: When I am...

Jenny Joseph: When I am...

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall...

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Sarah Siddons: . . ....

Sarah Siddons: . . ....

. . . I believe one half of the world is born for the convenience of the other half . . .

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Judy Garland: How strange when...

Judy Garland: How strange when...

How strange when an illusion dies, it's as though you've lost a child.

Source: An...

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Virginia Graham: It is not...

Virginia Graham: It is not...

It is not done to let anybody be too happy. The moment two people seem to be enjoying one another's company, a good...

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Gypsy Rose Lee: She is descended...

Gypsy Rose Lee: She is descended...

She is descended from a long line that her mother listened to.

Source: In An...

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Phyllis Diller: We spend the...

Phyllis Diller: We spend the...

We spend the first twelve months of our children's lives teaching them to walk and talk and the next twelve telling...

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Judy Collins: I don't know...

Judy Collins: I don't know...

I don't know where my songs come from . . . If I knew, I'd know too much, more than we are allowed on this...

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Judy Collins: The poetry and...

Judy Collins: The poetry and...

The poetry and the songs that you are suppose to write, I believe are in your heart. You just have to open up your...

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Joan Baez: You don't get...

Joan Baez: You don't get...

You don't get to choose how you are going to die or when. You can only decide how you're going to...

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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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Shirley Jones: Well, television is...

Shirley Jones: Well, television is...

Well, television is what it is. Let's face it. I had done 25 motion pictures prior to The Partridge Family and nobody...

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Phyllis Diller: I buried a...

Phyllis Diller: I buried a...

I buried a lot of my ironing in the back yard.

Source: In Woman's Almanac,...

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Jackie Moms Mabley: A woman's a...

Jackie Moms Mabley: A woman's a...

A woman's a woman until the day she dies, but a man's only a man as long as he can.

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Linda Ronstadt: I don't think...

Linda Ronstadt: I don't think...

I don't think you can look for love. All you can do is get yourself in a situation where you don't discourage...

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Janis Joplin: On stage I...

Janis Joplin: On stage I...

On stage I make love to twenty five thousand people; and then I go home alone.

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Betty Hutton: I don't know...

Betty Hutton: I don't know...

I don't know where it's all going to lead. I have no idea where I'm going. I would just like to be...

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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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Joni Mitchell: There are things...

Joni Mitchell: There are things...

There are things to confess that enrich the world, and things that need not be said.

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