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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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Marjorie Main: I can't make...

Marjorie Main: I can't make...

I can't make Pa change and be neat, so I'll have to change and be dirty. Been peace in this house ever...

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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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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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Roseanne Barr: Women should try...

Roseanne Barr: Women should try...

Women should try to increase their size rather than decrease it, because I believe the bigger we are, the more space...

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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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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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Helen Rowland: Love, the quest;...

Helen Rowland: Love, the quest;...

Love, the quest; marriage, the conquest; divorce, the inquest.

Source: Reflections...

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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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Peace Pilgrim: Pure love is...

Peace Pilgrim: Pure love is...

Pure love is a willingness to give without a thought of receiving anything in return.

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Liz Smith: What you become...

Liz Smith: What you become...

What you become is what counts.

Source: In Words of Women Quotations for Success,...

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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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Marilyn French: Oh, God, why...

Marilyn French: Oh, God, why...

Oh, God, why don't I remember that a little chaos is good for the soul?

Source: In...

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Irene Peter: Life is entirely...

Irene Peter: Life is entirely...

Life is entirely too time-consuming.

Source:
-- Irene Peter, (Jan 0 0-0), US...

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Lillian Carter: Every time I...

Lillian Carter: Every time I...

Every time I think that I am getting old, and gradually going to the grave, something else...

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Katherine Anne Porter: Our being is...

Katherine Anne Porter: Our being is...

Our being is subject to all the chances of life. There are so many things we are capable of, that we could be or do....

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Jane Austen: One half of...

Jane Austen: One half of...

One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.

Source: Emma,...

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Jane Austen: The little bit...

Jane Austen: The little bit...

The little bit (two inches wide) of ivory on which I work with so fine a brush as produces little effect after much...

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Olive Schreiner: Everything has two...

Olive Schreiner: Everything has two...

Everything has two sides --the outside that is ridiculous, and the inside that is solemn.

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