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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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Bette Midler: The worst part...

Bette Midler: The worst part...

The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you.

Source:...

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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: When I look...

Oprah Winfrey: When I look...

When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes.

Source: In The...

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Oprah Winfrey: I still have...

Oprah Winfrey: I still have...

I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better shoes.

Source: In Oprah! by...

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Emily Dickinson: That it will...

Emily Dickinson: That it will...

That it will never come again
Is what makes life so sweet.


Source: poem no....

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Alice Meynell: I come from...

Alice Meynell: I come from...

I come from nothing: but from where
come the undying thoughts I bear?


Source:...

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Anna Letitia Barbauld: But every act...

Anna Letitia Barbauld: But every act...

But every act in consequence of our faith, strengthens faith.

Source: Remarks on...

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Anna Letitia Barbauld: We neither laugh...

Anna Letitia Barbauld: We neither laugh...

We neither laugh alone, nor weep alone, why then should we pray alone?

Source:...

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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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Katharine Hepburn: Enemies are so...

Katharine Hepburn: Enemies are so...

Enemies are so stimulating.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic Reference...

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Katharine Hepburn: I never lose...

Katharine Hepburn: I never lose...

I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun.

Source: Good Housekeeping...

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Whoopi Goldberg: When you are...

Whoopi Goldberg: When you are...

When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they'll remember and be kind to someone else. And it'll become like...

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Lily Tomlin: The formula for...

Lily Tomlin: The formula for...

The formula for water is H2O. Is the formula for an ice cube H2O squared?

Source:...

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Shirley Jones: It was a...

Shirley Jones: It was a...

It was a wonderful time [making The Partridge Family] and I loved every minute of it. We had a great executive...

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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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Joan Rivers: Your anger can...

Joan Rivers: Your anger can...

Your anger can be 49 % and your comedy 51 %, and you're okay. If the anger is 51 %, the comedy is...

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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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Aretha Franklin: My heart is...

Aretha Franklin: My heart is...

My heart is still there in gospel music. It never left . . . I'm gonna make a gospel record and tell Jesus I cannot...

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Shelley Winters: Acting is like...

Shelley Winters: Acting is like...

Acting is like painting pictures on bathroom tissues. Ten minutes later you throw them away and they're...

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