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Nadia Boulanger: The art of...

Nadia Boulanger: The art of...

The art of music is so deep and profound that to approach it very seriously only is not enough. One must approach...

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Sarah Caldwell: Tanglewood [summer home...

Sarah Caldwell: Tanglewood [summer home...

Tanglewood [summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra] was a place where gods strode the...

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Ruth Etting: Things might have...

Ruth Etting: Things might have...

Things might have been so different
Right form the very start,
But you only wanted kisses
lips without any...

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Billie Holiday: No two people...

Billie Holiday: No two people...

No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in music or it isn't music.

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Marian Anderson: Leadership should be...

Marian Anderson: Leadership should be...

Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by...

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Ethel Merman: I take a...

Ethel Merman: I take a...

I take a breath when I have to.

Source: In Time, 27 Feb 1984.
-- Ethel Merman,...

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Dinah Shore: Bing Crosby sings...

Dinah Shore: Bing Crosby sings...

Bing Crosby sings like all people think they sing in the shower.

Source: In...

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Dinah Shore: I earn and...

Dinah Shore: I earn and...

I earn and pay my own way as a great many women do today. Why should unmarried women be discriminated against --...

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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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Marlene Dietrich: The weak are...

Marlene Dietrich: The weak are...

The weak are more likely to make the strong weak than the strong are likely to make the weak...

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Virginia Graham: When some people...

Virginia Graham: When some people...

When some people retire, it's going to be mighty hard to be able to tell the difference.

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Bessie Smith: I ain't good-lookin',...

Bessie Smith: I ain't good-lookin',...

I ain't good-lookin', but I'm somebody's angel child.

Source: In Words of Love, by...

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Drew Barrymore: I'm not after...

Drew Barrymore: I'm not after...

I'm not after fame and success and fortune and power. It's mostly [that I want] to have a good job and have good...

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Mahalia Jackson: God can make...

Mahalia Jackson: God can make...

God can make you anything you want to be, but you have to put everything in his hands.

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Ella Fitzgerald: I guess what...

Ella Fitzgerald: I guess what...

I guess what everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved. And to know that you loved me for my singing is...

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Ruth Draper: You see --...

Ruth Draper: You see --...

You see -- he's got a perfectly new idea. He never sees his patients. He's not interested in individuals, he prefers...

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Jane Seymour: Beauty is a...

Jane Seymour: Beauty is a...

Beauty is a radiance that originates from within and comes from inner security and strong...

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Mary McCarthy: Every age has...

Mary McCarthy: Every age has...

Every age has a keyhole to which its eye is pasted.

Source: On the Contrary, pt. 1,...

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Mary McCarthy: Labor is work...

Mary McCarthy: Labor is work...

Labor is work that leaves no trace behind it when it is finished, or if it does, as in the case of the tilled field,...

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Mary McCarthy: I am putting...

Mary McCarthy: I am putting...

I am putting real plums into an imaginary cake.

Source: On The Group,, her 1963...

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