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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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Whoopi Goldberg: [S]omehow we are...

Whoopi Goldberg: [S]omehow we are...

[S]omehow we are supposed to be credits to our race. The mere fact that I'm still around makes me a credit to my race,...

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Whoopi Goldberg: I'm fighting the...

Whoopi Goldberg: I'm fighting the...

I'm fighting the label of Black actress simply because it's very limiting in people's eyes, especially people who are...

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Zora Neale Hurston: I am not...

Zora Neale Hurston: I am not...

I am not tragically colored. There is no great sorrow dammed up in my soul, nor lurking behind my eyes. I do not mind...

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Zora Neale Hurston: It would be...

Zora Neale Hurston: It would be...

It would be against all nature for all the Negroes to be either at the bottom, top, or in between. . . . We will go...

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Hannah Cowley: The charms of...

Hannah Cowley: The charms of...

The charms of women were never more powerful never inspired such achievements, as in those immortal periods, when they...

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May Swenson: I was the...

May Swenson: I was the...

I was the horse and the rider . . .

Source: The Centaur, Sts. I & 2, To Mix with...

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Fannie Hurst: Any writer worth...

Fannie Hurst: Any writer worth...

Any writer worth the name is always getting into one thing or getting out of another...

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Miriam Makeba: I look at...

Miriam Makeba: I look at...

I look at an ant and l see myself: a native South African, endowed by nature with a strength much greater than my size...

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Janis Joplin: Freedom's just another...

Janis Joplin: Freedom's just another...

Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose.

Source:
-- Janis Joplin,...

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Oprah Winfrey: Think like a...

Oprah Winfrey: Think like a...

Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another steppingstone to...

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Maxine Kumin: Cherish your wilderness....

Maxine Kumin: Cherish your wilderness....

Cherish your wilderness.

Source: You Are in Bear Country, The Long Approach,...

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Paula Gunn Allen: Breath is life,...

Paula Gunn Allen: Breath is life,...

Breath is life, and the intermingling of breaths is the purpose of good living. This is in essence the great principle...

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Paula Gunn Allen: Indians think it...

Paula Gunn Allen: Indians think it...

Indians think it is important to remember, while Americans believe it is important to...

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Susan Griffin: Before a secret...

Susan Griffin: Before a secret...

Before a secret is told, one can often feel the weight of it in the atmosphere.

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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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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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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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Florida Scott-Maxwell: It is not...

Florida Scott-Maxwell: It is not...

It is not easy to be sure that being yourself is worth the trouble, but [we do know] it is our sacred...

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Marge Piercy: The pitcher cries...

Marge Piercy: The pitcher cries...

The pitcher cries for water to carry and a person for work that is real.

Source:...

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