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Karen Carpenter: I had no...

Karen Carpenter: I had no...

I had no idea whether I could play 'em or not, but I wanted to and I was very determined. . . but the band director...

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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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Lena Horne: It's not the...

Lena Horne: It's not the...

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.

Source: In The...

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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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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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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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Anne Baxter: See into life...

Anne Baxter: See into life...

See into life -- don't just look at it.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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Emily Post: Nothing is less...

Emily Post: Nothing is less...

Nothing is less important than which fork you use. Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is...

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Sarah Caldwell: Tanglewood [summer home...

Sarah Caldwell: Tanglewood [summer home...

Tanglewood [summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra] was a place where gods strode the...

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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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Joan Baez: Instead of getting...

Joan Baez: Instead of getting...

Instead of getting hard ourselves and trying to compete, women should try to give their best qualities to men -- bring...

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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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Bernice Johnson Reagon: Today whenever women...

Bernice Johnson Reagon: Today whenever women...

Today whenever women gather together it is not necessarily nurturing. It is coalition building. And if you feel the...

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May Swenson: The summer that...

May Swenson: The summer that...

The summer that I was ten --
Can it be there was only one summer that I was ten? It must
have been a long one...

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Joan Crawford: I never go...

Joan Crawford: I never go...

I never go outside unless I look like Joan Crawford the movie star. If you want to see the girl next door, go next...

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Tina Turner: I will never...

Tina Turner: I will never...

I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not old yet!

Source: In...

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Ethel Merman: She's OK if...

Ethel Merman: She's OK if...

She's OK if you like talent.

Source: On her friend Mary Martin; In Words of Women...

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Sonia Sanchez: Poetry is subconscious...

Sonia Sanchez: Poetry is subconscious...

Poetry is subconscious conversation, it is as much the work of those who understand it and those who make...

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Fran Lebowitz: Original thought is...

Fran Lebowitz: Original thought is...

Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly...

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Fran Lebowitz: Remember that as...

Fran Lebowitz: Remember that as...

Remember that as a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is...

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