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Judy Collins: I don't think...

Judy Collins: I don't think...

I don't think you get to good writing unless you expose yourself and your feelings. Deep songs don't come from the...

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Judy Collins: I Iook in...

Judy Collins: I Iook in...

I Iook in the mirror through the eyes of the child that was me.

Source: Secret...

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Judy Collins: Writing is a...

Judy Collins: Writing is a...

Writing is a voice that calls us from dreams, that peeks out of the corner of our eyes when we think no one is...

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Betty Carter: If it wasn't...

Betty Carter: If it wasn't...

If it wasn't for [pimps, prostitutes, hustlers, gangsters, and gamblers] there wouldn't be no jazz! They supported the...

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Patti Smith: Those who have...

Patti Smith: Those who have...

Those who have suffered understand suffering and therefore extend their hand.

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Joan Didion: I write entirely...

Joan Didion: I write entirely...

I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means, what I want, and...

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Ruby Dee: The kind of...

Ruby Dee: The kind of...

The kind of beauty I want most is the hard-to-get kind that comes from within -- strength, courage,...

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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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Goldie Hawn: I've finally stopped...

Goldie Hawn: I've finally stopped...

I've finally stopped running away from myself. Who else is there better to be.

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Joan Crawford: What people want...

Joan Crawford: What people want...

What people want me to be.

Source: When asked, What do YOU want to be?; in American...

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Shelley Winters: I did a...

Shelley Winters: I did a...

I did a picture in England one winter and it was so cold I almost got married.

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Elizabeth Ashley: The truth is...

Elizabeth Ashley: The truth is...

The truth is that I am enslaved . . . . in one vast love affair with 70 children.

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Meryl Streep: I like who...

Meryl Streep: I like who...

I like who I am now. Other people may not. I'm comfortable. I feel freer now. I don't want growing older to matter...

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Agnes Repplier: People who cannot...

Agnes Repplier: People who cannot...

People who cannot recognize a palpable absurdity are very much in the way of civilization.

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Judith Crist: Amid all the...

Judith Crist: Amid all the...

Amid all the easily loved darlings of Charlie Brown's circle, obstreperous Lucy holds a special place in my heart. She...

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Meg Greenfield: Ninety percent of...

Meg Greenfield: Ninety percent of...

Ninety percent of politics is deciding whom to blame.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Jane Addams: The excellent becomes...

Jane Addams: The excellent becomes...

The excellent becomes the permanent.

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

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Mary Austin: Life set itself...

Mary Austin: Life set itself...

Life set itself to new processions of seed-time and harvest, the skin newly turned to seasonal variations, the very...

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Diane Sawyer: I think the...

Diane Sawyer: I think the...

I think the one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for paying attention.

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Patricia Fripp: It amazes me...

Patricia Fripp: It amazes me...

It amazes me that most people spend more time planning next summer's vacation than they do planning the rest of their...

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