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Peace Pilgrim: Do not suppress...

Peace Pilgrim: Do not suppress...

Do not suppress it-that would hurt you inside. Do not express it-this would not only hurt you inside, it would cause...

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Peace Pilgrim: I've met a...

Peace Pilgrim: I've met a...

I've met a few people who had to change their jobs in order to change their lives, but I've met many more people who...

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Elizabeth Fry: Punishment is not...

Elizabeth Fry: Punishment is not...

Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal.

Source:...

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Mary Daly: Work is a...

Mary Daly: Work is a...

Work is a substitute religious experience for many workaholics.

Source: In Words of...

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Barbara Deming: I think the...

Barbara Deming: I think the...

I think the only choice that will enable us to hold to our vision. . . is one that abandons the concept of naming...

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Bette Midler: I wouldn't say...

Bette Midler: I wouldn't say...

I wouldn't say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high...

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Adelaide A Proctor: No star is...

Adelaide A Proctor: No star is...

No star is ever lost we once have seen,
We always may be what we might have been.


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Mary Kay Ash: A mediocre idea...

Mary Kay Ash: A mediocre idea...

A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no...

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Est?e Lauder: Never just run...

Est?e Lauder: Never just run...

Never just run out for a few minutes without looking your best. This is not vanity -- it's self-liking. Your face is...

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Amy Vanderbilt: We must learn...

Amy Vanderbilt: We must learn...

We must learn which ceremonies may be breached occasionally at our convenience and which ones may never be if we are...

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Rosalind Russell: When something [an...

Rosalind Russell: When something [an...

When something [an affliction] happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat...

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Phyllis Diller: Burt Reynolds once...

Phyllis Diller: Burt Reynolds once...

Burt Reynolds once asked me out. I was in his room.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Nina Simone: How do you...

Nina Simone: How do you...

How do you explain what it feels like to get on the stage and make poetry that you know sinks into the hearts and...

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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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Lana Turner: A successful man...

Lana Turner: A successful man...

A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a...

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Ellen Terry: Imagination! Imagination! I...

Ellen Terry: Imagination! Imagination! I...

Imagination! Imagination! I put it first years ago, when I was asked what qualities I thought necessary for success...

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Sarah Bernhardt: He who is...

Sarah Bernhardt: He who is...

He who is incapable of feeling strong passions, of being shaken by anger, of living in every sense of the word, will...

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Ivy Baker Priest: My father had...

Ivy Baker Priest: My father had...

My father had always said there are four things a child needs: plenty of love, nourishing food, regular sleep, and...

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Golda Meir: To be or...

Golda Meir: To be or...

To be or not to be is not a question of compromise. Either you be or you don't be.

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Dianne Feinstein: Survival is nothing...

Dianne Feinstein: Survival is nothing...

Survival is nothing more than recovery.

Source: In Boston Globe, 29 May 1983.
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