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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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Liv Ullmann: We all need...

Liv Ullmann: We all need...

We all need somebody to talk to. It would be good if we talked . . . not just pitter-patter, but real talk. We...

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Rosalind Russell: Taking joy in...

Rosalind Russell: Taking joy in...

Taking joy in life is a woman's best cosmetic.

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Nathalie Sarraute: Suspicion. . ....

Nathalie Sarraute: Suspicion. . ....

Suspicion. . . is one of the morbid reactions by which an organism defends itself and seeks another...

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Muriel Rukeyser: I think there...

Muriel Rukeyser: I think there...

I think there is a choice possible to us at any moment, as long as we live. But there is no sacrifice. There is a...

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Jessie Redmon Fauset: There is no...

Jessie Redmon Fauset: There is no...

There is no peace with you
Nor any rest!
Your presence is a torture to the brain.
Your words are barbed...

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Sonia Sanchez: I cannot tell...

Sonia Sanchez: I cannot tell...

I cannot tell the truth about anything unless I confess being a student, growing and learning something new every day....

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Grace Hansen: ??...

Grace Hansen: ??...

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-- Grace Hansen, (Jan 0 1913-1985), US dance director; 0

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Marian Anderson: Prejudice is like...

Marian Anderson: Prejudice is like...

Prejudice is like a hair across your cheek. You can't see it, you can't find it with your fingers, but you keep...

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Whitney Houston: God gave me...

Whitney Houston: God gave me...

God gave me a voice to sing with, and when you have that, what other gimmick is there?

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Dinah Shore: I have never...

Dinah Shore: I have never...

I have never thought of participating in sports just for the sake of doing it for exercise or as a means to lose...

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Elizabeth Taylor: I feel very...

Elizabeth Taylor: I feel very...

I feel very adventurous. There are so many doors to be opened, and I'm not afraid to look behind...

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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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Loretta Swit: It wasn't so...

Loretta Swit: It wasn't so...

It wasn't so much that I was all alone on stage, but it was the realization of how much you need the response ... you...

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Donna Reed: Remember the night...

Donna Reed: Remember the night...

Remember the night we broke the window in this old house? This is what I wished for.

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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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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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Jackie Moms Mabley: Life is like...

Jackie Moms Mabley: Life is like...

Life is like a game of poker: If you don't put any in the pot, there won't be any to take...

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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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