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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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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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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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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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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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Emily Dickinson: If I shouldn't...

Emily Dickinson: If I shouldn't...

If I shouldn't be alive
When the robins come,
Give the one in red cravat
A memorial...

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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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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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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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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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Clementine Paddleford: Never grow a...

Clementine Paddleford: Never grow a...

Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where a backbone ought to be.

Source: In Words of...

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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: Some men break...

Dorothy Parker: Some men break...

Some men break your heart in two,
Some men fawn and flatter,
Some men never look at you;
And that cleans up...

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Dorothy Parker: Work is the...

Dorothy Parker: Work is the...

Work is the province of cattle.

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

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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: There must be...

Dorothy Parker: There must be...

There must be a magnificent disregard of your reader, for if he cannot follow you, there is nothing you can do about...

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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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