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Bette Midler: I bear no...

Bette Midler: I bear no...

I bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing.

Source: In Webster's...

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Bette Midler: Cherish forever what...

Bette Midler: Cherish forever what...

Cherish forever what makes you unique, 'cuz you're really a yawn if it goes!

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Dorothy Thompson: The instinct to...

Dorothy Thompson: The instinct to...

The instinct to worship is hardly less strong than the instinct to eat.

Source: In...

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Isabel Burton: He who knows...

Isabel Burton: He who knows...

He who knows and knows not he knows:? he is asleep -- wake him.
He who knows and knows he knows:? he is wise --...

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Anne Morrow Lindbergh: We tend not...

Anne Morrow Lindbergh: We tend not...

We tend not to choose the unknown, which might be a shock or a disappointment or simply a little difficult to cope...

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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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Minna Thomas Antrim: Man forgives woman...

Minna Thomas Antrim: Man forgives woman...

Man forgives woman anything save the wit to outwit him.

Source: Naked Truth and...

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Minna Thomas Antrim: Three failures denote...

Minna Thomas Antrim: Three failures denote...

Three failures denote uncommon strength. A weakling has not enough grit to fail thrice.

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Elizabeth Fishel: A sister is...

Elizabeth Fishel: A sister is...

A sister is both your mirror -- and your opposite.

Source: People Magazine, 2 Jun...

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Julie Burchill: A good part...

Julie Burchill: A good part...

A good part -- and definitely the most fun part -- of being a feminist is about frightening...

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Peggy Noonan: A speech is...

Peggy Noonan: A speech is...

A speech is poetry: cadence, rhythm, imagery, sweep! A speech reminds us that words, like children, have the power to...

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Peace Pilgrim: Praying without ceasing...

Peace Pilgrim: Praying without ceasing...

Praying without ceasing is not ritualized, nor are there even words. It is a constant state of awareness of oneness...

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Helen Lawrenson: Most of today's...

Helen Lawrenson: Most of today's...

Most of today's film actress are typical of a mass-production age: living dolls who look as if they came off an...

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Helen Gurley Brown: Beauty can't amuse...

Helen Gurley Brown: Beauty can't amuse...

Beauty can't amuse you, but brainwork -- reading, writing, thinking -- can.

Source:...

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Jean Kerr: I feel about...

Jean Kerr: I feel about...

I feel about airplanes the way I feel about diets. It seems to me that they are wonderful things for other people to...

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Janet Flanner: The stench of...

Janet Flanner: The stench of...

The stench of human wreckage in which the Nazi regime finally sank down to defeat has been the most shocking fact of...

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Fran Lebowitz: Having been unpopular...

Fran Lebowitz: Having been unpopular...

Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publication.

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Jill Johnston: Telling it like...

Jill Johnston: Telling it like...

Telling it like it is means telling it like it was and how it is now that it isn't what it was to the is now...

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Marya Mannes: It's never what...

Marya Mannes: It's never what...

It's never what you say, but how you make it sound sincere.

Source: In The...

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Belle Livingstone: Odd how the...

Belle Livingstone: Odd how the...

Odd how the erotic appeal has swung away from legs; today a smart girl takes her legs for granted and gets herself a...

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