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Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Perhaps middle-age is,...

Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Perhaps middle-age is,...

Perhaps middle-age is, or should be, a period of shedding shells; the shell of ambition, the shell of material...

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Letty Cottin Pogrebin: Boys don't make...

Letty Cottin Pogrebin: Boys don't make...

Boys don't make passes at female smart-asses.

Source: In An Uncommon Scold, by Abby...

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Katharine Whitehorn: Why are the...

Katharine Whitehorn: Why are the...

Why are the umpires, the only two people on the field who aren't going to get grass stains on their knees, the only...

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Elsa Maxwell: The secret of...

Elsa Maxwell: The secret of...

The secret of my success is that no woman has ever been jealous of me.

Source: The...

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Barbara Sher: Doing your own...

Barbara Sher: Doing your own...

Doing your own thing is a generous act. Being gifted creates obligations, which means you owe the world your best...

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Britney Spears: I'm not really...

Britney Spears: I'm not really...

I'm not really doing anything different this time around but I am really growing up, as a person and that just all...

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Jenny Joseph: But now we...

Jenny Joseph: But now we...

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good...

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Elizabeth Taylor: I feel very...

Elizabeth Taylor: I feel very...

I feel very adventurous. There are so many doors to be opened, and I'm not afraid to look behind...

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Anne Baxter: See into life...

Anne Baxter: See into life...

See into life -- don't just look at it.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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Jacqueline Bisset: I want to...

Jacqueline Bisset: I want to...

I want to keep my attractiveness as long as I can. It has to do with vitality, and energy and interest. We all lose...

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Carrie Fisher: I think of...

Carrie Fisher: I think of...

I think of my body as a side effect of my mind. Like a thought I had once that manifested itself-- Oops! Oh no!...

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Whoopi Goldberg: [S]omehow we are...

Whoopi Goldberg: [S]omehow we are...

[S]omehow we are supposed to be credits to our race. The mere fact that I'm still around makes me a credit to my race,...

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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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Virginia Graham: Good shot, bad...

Virginia Graham: Good shot, bad...

Good shot, bad luck and hell are the five basic words to be used in a game of tennis, though these, of course, can be...

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Bessie Smith: It's a long...

Bessie Smith: It's a long...

It's a long old road, but I know I'm gonna find the end.

Source: Long OId Road,...

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Margaret Cho: Privacy and security...

Margaret Cho: Privacy and security...

Privacy and security are those things you give up when `you show the world what makes you...

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Jackie Moms Mabley: Life is like...

Jackie Moms Mabley: Life is like...

Life is like a game of poker: If you don't put any in the pot, there won't be any to take...

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Lucille Ball: Use a make-up...

Lucille Ball: Use a make-up...

Use a make-up table with everything close at hand and don't rush; otherwise you'll look like a patchwork...

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Drew Barrymore: I don't know...

Drew Barrymore: I don't know...

I don't know anybody's road who's been paved perfectly for them, there are no manuals, you don't know what life has in...

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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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