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Cynthia Heimel: Never judge someone...

Cynthia Heimel: Never judge someone...

Never judge someone by who he's in love with; judge him by his friends. People fall in love with the most appalling...

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Oriana Fallaci: Listening to someone...

Oriana Fallaci: Listening to someone...

Listening to someone talk isn't at all like listening to their words played over on a machine. What you hear when you...

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Carol Gilligan: In the different...

Carol Gilligan: In the different...

In the different voice of women lies the truth of an ethic of care, the tie between relationship and responsibility,...

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Phyllis George: Life is what...

Phyllis George: Life is what...

Life is what you make it: If you snooze, you lose; and if you snore, you lose more.

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Harriet Lerner: Although the connections...

Harriet Lerner: Although the connections...

Although the connections are not always obvious, personal change is inseparable from social and political...

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Suzanne Curchod Necker: Obstinacy is ever...

Suzanne Curchod Necker: Obstinacy is ever...

Obstinacy is ever most positive when it is most in the wrong.

Source: In The Last...

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Eda LeShan: Education is in...

Eda LeShan: Education is in...

Education is in danger of becoming a religion based on fear; its doctrine is to compete. [O]ur children are being led...

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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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Barbara Stanwyck: Sponsors obviously care...

Barbara Stanwyck: Sponsors obviously care...

Sponsors obviously care more about a ninety-second commercial and want to pay you more than any guest star gets for a...

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Dorothy Gish: I mean what...

Dorothy Gish: I mean what...

I mean what good does it do anyone to kill themselves working, because the worms will get you in the...

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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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Marilyn Monroe: Unfortunately, I am...

Marilyn Monroe: Unfortunately, I am...

Unfortunately, I am involved in a freedom ride protesting the loss of the minority rights belonging to the few...

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Roseanne Barr: The thing women...

Roseanne Barr: The thing women...

The thing women have got to learn is that nobody gives you power. You just take it.

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Roseanne Barr: Experts say you...

Roseanne Barr: Experts say you...

Experts say you should never hit your children in anger. When is a good time? When you're feeling...

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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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Marilu Henner: Wherever my career...

Marilu Henner: Wherever my career...

Wherever my career takes me, I know I'll love getting there, because ever since I was 2 1/2 years old, I knew that...

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Judy Garland: In the silence...

Judy Garland: In the silence...

In the silence of night I have often wished for just a few words of love from one man, rather than the applause of...

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Joan Rivers: If God wanted...

Joan Rivers: If God wanted...

If God wanted us to bend over he'd put diamonds on the floor.

Source: From a...

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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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Patti Smith: Never let go...

Patti Smith: Never let go...

Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.

Source: In The Book of Positive...

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