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Billie Holiday: You can't copy...

Billie Holiday: You can't copy...

You can't copy anybody and end with anything. If you copy, it means you're working without any real feeling. No two...

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Minna Thomas Antrim: Illusion is the...

Minna Thomas Antrim: Illusion is the...

Illusion is the dust the devil throws in the eyes of the foolish.

Source: In The...

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Helen Keller: Of all the...

Helen Keller: Of all the...

Of all the senses, sight must be the most delightful.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Dorothy Parker: I'm never going...

Dorothy Parker: I'm never going...

I'm never going to be famous . . . I don't do anything. Not one single thing. I used to bite my nails, but I don't...

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Dorothy Parker: If all the...

Dorothy Parker: If all the...

If all the girls attending it were laid end to end - I wouldn't be at all surprised.

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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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Christiane Collange: When you belong...

Christiane Collange: When you belong...

When you belong to a minority, you have to be better in order to have the right to be...

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Marya Mannes: Timing and arrogance...

Marya Mannes: Timing and arrogance...

Timing and arrogance are decisive factors in the successful use of talent.

Source:...

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Helen Rowland: It isn't tying...

Helen Rowland: It isn't tying...

It isn't tying himself to one woman that a man dreads when he thinks of marrying, it's separating himself from all the...

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Helen Rowland: No man can...

Helen Rowland: No man can...

No man can understand why a woman shouldn't prefer a good reputation to a good time.

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Suzanne LaFollette: Until economic freedom...

Suzanne LaFollette: Until economic freedom...

Until economic freedom is attained for everybody, there can be no real freedom for...

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Anne Morrow Lindbergh: To give without...

Anne Morrow Lindbergh: To give without...

To give without any reward, or any notice, has a special quality of its own.

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Cynthia Heimel: A woman needs...

Cynthia Heimel: A woman needs...

A woman needs a man like a fish needs a net.

Source: In Words of Women Quotations...

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Helen Keller: . . ....

Helen Keller: . . ....

. . . we could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.

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Helen Keller: One should never...

Helen Keller: One should never...

One should never count the years -- one should instead count one's interests. I have kept young trying never to lose...

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Dorothy Parker: Four be the...

Dorothy Parker: Four be the...

Four be the things I'd been better without:
Love, curiosity, freckles, and doubt.


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Dorothy Parker: A list of...

Dorothy Parker: A list of...

A list of authors who have made themselves most beloved and therefore, most comfortable financially, shows that it is...

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Dorothy Parker: This is on...

Dorothy Parker: This is on...

This is on me.

Source: Suggested epitaph for her own tombstone; in You Might As...

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Irene Peter: Today, if you...

Irene Peter: Today, if you...

Today, if you are not confused, you are not thinking clearly.

Source: In Words of...

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Ann Oakley: Housework is work...

Ann Oakley: Housework is work...

Housework is work directly opposed to the possibility of human self-actualization.

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