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Lily Tomlin: Sometimes I worry...

Lily Tomlin: Sometimes I worry...

Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.

Source: In Webster's...

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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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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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Vera-Ellen: Getting involved is...

Vera-Ellen: Getting involved is...

Getting involved is so, so . . . involving.

Source: As Ivy Smith ('Miss...

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Elayne Boosler: When the sun...

Elayne Boosler: When the sun...

When the sun comes up, I have morals again.

Source: From an Internet collection of...

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Joan Baez: As long as...

Joan Baez: As long as...

As long as one keeps searching, the answers come.

Source: In Words of Women...

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Bette Midler: It's the heart...

Bette Midler: It's the heart...

It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance.

Source: In The...

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Suzanne Vega: I believe right...

Suzanne Vega: I believe right...

I believe right now if I could
I would swallow you whole
I would leave only bones and teeth
We could see what...

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Joni Mitchell: You know that...

Joni Mitchell: You know that...

You know that it never has been easy
Whether you do or do not resign
Whether you travel the breadth of the...

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Anna Pavlova: What exactly is...

Anna Pavlova: What exactly is...

What exactly is success? For me it is to be found not in applause, but in the satisfaction of feeling that one is...

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Martha Graham: Dance is the...

Martha Graham: Dance is the...

Dance is the hidden language of the soul.

Source: Interview The New York...

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Lorraine Hansberry: Children see things...

Lorraine Hansberry: Children see things...

Children see things very well sometimes -- and idealists even better.

Source: In...

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Lillian Hellman: Success isn't everything...

Lillian Hellman: Success isn't everything...

Success isn't everything but it makes a man stand straight.

Source: Julian, in Toys...

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Ruth Draper: You see --...

Ruth Draper: You see --...

You see -- he's got a perfectly new idea. He never sees his patients. He's not interested in individuals, he prefers...

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Gilda Radner: I think dogs...

Gilda Radner: I think dogs...

I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being...

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Emily Dickinson: The abdication of...

Emily Dickinson: The abdication of...

The abdication of Belief
Makes the Behavior small --
Better an ignis fatuus
Than no illume at...

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Maxine Kumin: Everything pays for...

Maxine Kumin: Everything pays for...

Everything pays for growing tame.

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

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Margot Fonteyn: Minor things can...

Margot Fonteyn: Minor things can...

Minor things can become moments of great revelation when encountered for the first time.

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Betty Carter: If you're sitting...

Betty Carter: If you're sitting...

If you're sitting in that audience ready to figllt me from the very beginning, I'm going to have a hard time getting...

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Fannie Hurst: I'm not happy...

Fannie Hurst: I'm not happy...

I'm not happy when I'm writing, but I'm more unhappy when I'm not.

Source: In 2,715...

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