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Jacqueline Bisset: A mode of...

Jacqueline Bisset: A mode of...

A mode of conduct, a standard of courage, discipline, fortitude and integrity can do a great deal to make a woman...

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Lauren Bacall: I don't sit...

Lauren Bacall: I don't sit...

I don't sit around thinking that I'd like to have another husband; only another man would make me think that...

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Lauren Bacall: You can't start...

Lauren Bacall: You can't start...

You can't start worrying about what's going to happen. You get spastic enough worrying about what's happening...

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Whoopi Goldberg: I fear waking...

Whoopi Goldberg: I fear waking...

I fear waking up one morning and finding out it was all for nothing. We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the...

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Phylicia Rashad: [Meditation] is the...

Phylicia Rashad: [Meditation] is the...

[Meditation] is the power that leads you to your own truth. Everybody needs to be free. The main thing meditation...

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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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Liv Ullmann: The best thing...

Liv Ullmann: The best thing...

The best thing that can come with success is the knowledge that it is nothing to long for.

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Marie Lloyd: You can't trust...

Marie Lloyd: You can't trust...

You can't trust the 'specials' like the old time 'coppers' When you can't find your way...

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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: Sometimes you're overwhelmed...

Marian Anderson: Sometimes you're overwhelmed...

Sometimes you're overwhelmed when a thing comes, and you do not realize the magnitude of the affair at that moment....

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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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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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Yoko Ono: I saw that...

Yoko Ono: I saw that...

I saw that nothing was permanent. You don't want to possess anything that is dear to you because you might lose...

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Yoko Ono: Maybe we were...

Yoko Ono: Maybe we were...

Maybe we were naive, but still we were very honest about everything we did.

Source:...

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Ma Rainey: My audience wants...

Ma Rainey: My audience wants...

My audience wants to see me beautifully gowned, and I have spared no expense or pains . . . For I feel that the best...

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Phyllis Diller: Women want men,...

Phyllis Diller: Women want men,...

Women want men, careers, money, children, friends, luxury, comfort, independence, freedom, respect, love, and a...

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Lucille Ball: One of the...

Lucille Ball: One of the...

One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism...

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Joan Baez: Good morning, children...

Joan Baez: Good morning, children...

Good morning, children of the 80s. This is your Woodstock, and it's long overdue.

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Joan Baez: Nonviolence is a...

Joan Baez: Nonviolence is a...

Nonviolence is a flop. The only bigger flop is violence.

Source: Daybreak
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Jane Wagner: A sobering thought:...

Jane Wagner: A sobering thought:...

A sobering thought: What if, right at this very moment, I am living up to my full...

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