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Caroline Sheridan Norton: My beautiful, my...

Caroline Sheridan Norton: My beautiful, my...

My beautiful, my beautiful! That standest meekly by,
With thy proudly-arched and glossy neck, and dark and fiery...

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Beah Richards: For me life...

Beah Richards: For me life...

For me life is a challenge. And it will be a challenge if I live to be 100 or if I get to be a...

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Isadora Duncan: Most human beings...

Isadora Duncan: Most human beings...

Most human beings today waste some 25 to 30 years of their lives before they break through the actual and conventional...

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Mae West: Right now I...

Mae West: Right now I...

Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things they're doing and saying in films right now just shouldn't be...

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Roseanne Barr: A good...

Roseanne Barr: A good...

A good man doesn't just happen. They have to be created by us women. A guy is a lump like a...

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Alberta Hunter: I've got the...

Alberta Hunter: I've got the...

I've got the world in a jug
The stopper's in my hand.


Source: Down Hearted...

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Agnes George DeMille: I learned 3...

Agnes George DeMille: I learned 3...

I learned 3 important things in college -- to use a library, to memorize quickly and visually, to drop asleep any time...

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Anne Baxter: My grandfather Frank...

Anne Baxter: My grandfather Frank...

My grandfather Frank Lloyd Wright wore a red sash on his wedding night. That, is glamour!

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Maureen Duffy: I think basically...

Maureen Duffy: I think basically...

I think basically I just think I want everyone and don't really want anybody.

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Joni Mitchell: And the seasons,...

Joni Mitchell: And the seasons,...

And the seasons, they go round and round,
And the painted ponies go up and down.
We're captive on the carousel...

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Britney Spears: I'm so happy...

Britney Spears: I'm so happy...

I'm so happy to be able to give kids the opportunity to learn about amazing world of dance and music that I've have...

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Emily Dickinson: God gave a...

Emily Dickinson: God gave a...

God gave a loaf to every bird, But just a crumb to me.

Source: In An Uncommon...

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Helen Rowland: It is easier...

Helen Rowland: It is easier...

It is easier to keep half a dozen lovers guessing than to keep one lover after he has stopped...

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Renata Adler: At six one...

Renata Adler: At six one...

At six one morning, Will went out in jeans and frayed sweater to buy a quart of milk. A tourist bus went by. The...

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Shana Alexander: Evolution is fascinating...

Shana Alexander: Evolution is fascinating...

Evolution is fascinating to watch. To me it is most interesting when one can observe the evolution of a single...

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Natasha Josefowitz: We're still not...

Natasha Josefowitz: We're still not...

We're still not where we're going but we're still not where we were.

Source:
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Lady Marguerite Blessington: Virtue, like a...

Lady Marguerite Blessington: Virtue, like a...

Virtue, like a dowerless beauty, has more admirers than followers.

Source: In And I...

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Harriet Lerner: Anger is a...

Harriet Lerner: Anger is a...

Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.

Source: The Dance of Anger,...

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Julie Burchill: Tears are sometimes...

Julie Burchill: Tears are sometimes...

Tears are sometimes an inappropriate response to death. When a life has been lived completely honestly, completely...

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Jean Kerr: If you can...

Jean Kerr: If you can...

If you can keep your head about you when all about you are losing theirs, its just possible you haven't grasped the...

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