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Lily Tomlin: If love is...

Lily Tomlin: If love is...

If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?

Source: In Webster's...

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Lily Tomlin: The trouble with...

Lily Tomlin: The trouble with...

The trouble with the rat race is that if you win you're still a rat.

Source: In...

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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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Sarah Josepha Hale: She was a...

Sarah Josepha Hale: She was a...

She was a weak woman - too highly elated in prosperity, too easily depressed by adversity - not considering that both...

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Emily Dickinson: Nods from the...

Emily Dickinson: Nods from the...

Nods from the Gilded pointers --
Nods from the Seconds slim --
Decades of Arrogance between
The Dial life...

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Emily Dickinson: Where thou art,...

Emily Dickinson: Where thou art,...

Where thou art, that is home.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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Gloria Swanson: I think all...

Gloria Swanson: I think all...

I think all this talk about age is foolish. Every time I'm one year older, everyone else is...

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Gloria Swanson: When I die,...

Gloria Swanson: When I die,...

When I die, my epitaph should read: She Paid the Bills. That's the story of my private...

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Helen Keller: Character cannot be...

Helen Keller: Character cannot be...

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be...

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Sheilah Graham: I won't be...

Sheilah Graham: I won't be...

I won't be remembered for my writing. I'll be remembered as Scott's mistress.

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Marilyn vos Savant: Being defeated is...

Marilyn vos Savant: Being defeated is...

Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.

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Eliza Wood Burhans Farnham: [The] legitimate office...

Eliza Wood Burhans Farnham: [The] legitimate office...

[The] legitimate office [of the human face] is to perfect the life, a legible language to those who will study it, of...

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Mary Austin: Genius . ....

Mary Austin: Genius . ....

Genius . . . arises in the natural, aboriginal concern for the conscious unity of all...

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Shana Alexander: The sad truth...

Shana Alexander: The sad truth...

The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous.

Source: The Feminine Eye,...

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Shana Alexander: Ballet's image of...

Shana Alexander: Ballet's image of...

Ballet's image of perfection is fashioned amid a milieu of wracked bodies, fevered imaginations, Balkan intrigue and...

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Dorothy Uhnak: It's funny how...

Dorothy Uhnak: It's funny how...

It's funny how your initial approach to a person can determine your feelings toward them, no matter what facts develop...

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Lady Marguerite Blessington: Happiness is a...

Lady Marguerite Blessington: Happiness is a...

Happiness is a rare plant, that seldom takes root on earth -- few ever enjoyed it, except for a brief period; the...

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Lady Marguerite Blessington: Borrowed thoughts, like...

Lady Marguerite Blessington: Borrowed thoughts, like...

Borrowed thoughts, like borrowed money, only show the poverty of the borrower.

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Phyllis George: Crafts make us...

Phyllis George: Crafts make us...

Crafts make us feel rooted, give us a sense of belonging and connect us with our history. Our ancestors used to create...

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Phyllis George: The most popular...

Phyllis George: The most popular...

The most popular labor-saving device is still money.

Source: In The Last Word - A...

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