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Hannah Arendt: As witnesses not...

Hannah Arendt: As witnesses not...

As witnesses not of our intentions but of our conduct, we can be true or false, and the hypocrite's crime is that he...

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Christa McAuliffe: I touch the...

Christa McAuliffe: I touch the...

I touch the future. I teach.

Source: Speech, Aug 1985; in Time, 10 Feb 1986.
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Barbara De Angelis: Difficult times always...

Barbara De Angelis: Difficult times always...

Difficult times always create opportunities for you to experience more love in your life.

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Grace Murray Hopper: From then on,...

Grace Murray Hopper: From then on,...

From then on, when anything went wrong with a computer, we said it had bugs in it.

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M F K Fisher: . . ....

M F K Fisher: . . ....

. . . word-sniffing . . . is an addiction, like glue -- or snow -- sniffing in a somewhat less destructive way,...

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M F K Fisher: Salad is roughage...

M F K Fisher: Salad is roughage...

Salad is roughage and a French idea.

Source: Quoting her own grandmother in 'Once...

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Joyce Brothers: I don't give...

Joyce Brothers: I don't give...

I don't give advice. I can't tell anybody what to do. Instead I say this is what we know about this problem at this...

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Maria Montessori: And so we...

Maria Montessori: And so we...

And so we discovered that education is not something which the teacher does, but that it is a natural process which...

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Tammy Faye Bakker: I take Him...

Tammy Faye Bakker: I take Him...

I take Him shopping with me. I say, OK, Jesus, help me find a bargain.

Source:...

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Fanny Crosby: Oh, what a...

Fanny Crosby: Oh, what a...

Oh, what a happy soul am I! Although I cannot see,
I am resolved that in this world, contented I will be.
How...

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Kathleen Turner: I know there...

Kathleen Turner: I know there...

I know there are nights when I have power, when I could put on something and walk in somewhere, and if there is a man...

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Ruby Dee: That's what being...

Ruby Dee: That's what being...

That's what being young is all about. You have the courage and the daring to think that you can make a difference....

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Jinger Heath: Success doesn't necessarily...

Jinger Heath: Success doesn't necessarily...

Success doesn't necessarily make you a happy person. . . . but without the confidence and security that comes from...

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Faith Popcorn: Send me out...

Faith Popcorn: Send me out...

Send me out into another life. But get me back for supper.

Source: The Popcorn...

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Nellie Melba: Music is not...

Nellie Melba: Music is not...

Music is not written in red, white and blue. It is written in the heart's blood of the...

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Joanna Baillie: O lovely Sisters!...

Joanna Baillie: O lovely Sisters!...

O lovely Sisters! is it true
That they are all inspired by you,
And write by inward magic charm'd,
And high...

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Lady Bird Johnson: It's odd that...

Lady Bird Johnson: It's odd that...

It's odd that you can get so anesthetized by your own pain or your own problem that you don't quite fully share the...

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Zsa Zsa Gabor: Husbands are like...

Zsa Zsa Gabor: Husbands are like...

Husbands are like fires. They go out if unattended.

Source: In Newsweek, 28 Mar...

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Ruth Gordon: To get it...

Ruth Gordon: To get it...

To get it right, be born with luck or else make it. Never give up. Get the knack of getting people to help you and...

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Geraldine Chaplin: Drugs are marvelous...

Geraldine Chaplin: Drugs are marvelous...

Drugs are marvelous if you want to escape, but reality is so rich, why escape?

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