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Marilu Henner: You know, one...

Marilu Henner: You know, one...

You know, one of the biggest thrills that I have is when famous people recognize me from Taxi. When I was working with...

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Raquel Welch: Change excites me....

Raquel Welch: Change excites me....

Change excites me. I am fifty years old. It's when the mind catches up with the body.

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Rosalind Russell: Taking joy in...

Rosalind Russell: Taking joy in...

Taking joy in life is a woman's best cosmetic.

Source: In Words of Women Quotations...

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Linda Ronstadt: The thing you...

Linda Ronstadt: The thing you...

The thing you have to be prepared for is that other people don't always dream your dream.

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Janis Joplin: You got to...

Janis Joplin: You got to...

You got to get it while you can. . .

Source: Get It While You Can.
-- Janis...

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Marian Anderson: Fear is a...

Marian Anderson: Fear is a...

Fear is a disease that eats away at logic and makes man inhuman.

Source: My Lord,...

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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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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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Oprah Winfrey: My idea of...

Oprah Winfrey: My idea of...

My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with.

Source:...

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Jacqueline Bisset: The deeper interior...

Jacqueline Bisset: The deeper interior...

The deeper interior you have the more you have in your llibrary.

Source: Interview...

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Muriel Rukeyser: Dreams the sources...

Muriel Rukeyser: Dreams the sources...

Dreams the sources of action, the meeting and the end,
a resting-place among the flight of...

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Paula Gunn Allen: An odd thing...

Paula Gunn Allen: An odd thing...

An odd thing occurs in the minds of Americans when Indian civilization in mentioned: little or...

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Susan Griffin: What is buried...

Susan Griffin: What is buried...

What is buried in the past of one generation falls to the next to claim.

Source: In...

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox: Come, cuddle your...

Ella Wheeler Wilcox: Come, cuddle your...

Come, cuddle your head on my shoulder, dear,
Your head like the golden-rod,
And we will go sailing away from...

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox: The truest greatness...

Ella Wheeler Wilcox: The truest greatness...

The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.

Source:...

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Sonia Sanchez: I cannot tell...

Sonia Sanchez: I cannot tell...

I cannot tell the truth about anything unless I confess being a student, growing and learning something new every day....

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Mary Caroline Richards: To have character...

Mary Caroline Richards: To have character...

To have character is to be big enough to take life on.

Source: In Words of Women...

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Anna Letitia Barbauld: It would be...

Anna Letitia Barbauld: It would be...

It would be difficult to determine whether the age is growing better or worse; for I think our plays are growing like...

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Eleanor Robson Belmont: A private railroad...

Eleanor Robson Belmont: A private railroad...

A private railroad car is not an acquired taste. One takes to it immediately.

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Beth Henley: And all writing...

Beth Henley: And all writing...

And all writing is creating or spinning dreams for other people so they won't have to bother doing it...

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