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Joanne Woodward: It Was wisely...

Joanne Woodward: It Was wisely...

It Was wisely known in New York, but never acknowledged, that Americans want to get away from amusement even more I...

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Kathleen Turner: There's something so...

Kathleen Turner: There's something so...

There's something so muffled about the way you experience things. It's as if you were trying to slip through life...

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Tallulah Bankhead: I have been...

Tallulah Bankhead: I have been...

I have been absolutely hag-ridden with ambition. If I could wish to have anything in the world it would be to be free...

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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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Mae West: Personality is the...

Mae West: Personality is the...

Personality is the glitter that sends your little gleam across the footlights and the orchestra pit into that big...

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Mary Kay Ash: Aerodynamically the bumble...

Mary Kay Ash: Aerodynamically the bumble...

Aerodynamically the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it, so it goes on flying...

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Anita Roddick: There is no...

Anita Roddick: There is no...

There is no scientific answer for success. You can't define it. You've simply got to live it and do...

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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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Shelagh Delaney: Why don't you...

Shelagh Delaney: Why don't you...

Why don't you learn from my mistakes? It takes half your life to learn from your own.

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning: At painful times,...

Elizabeth Barrett Browning: At painful times,...

At painful times, when composition is impossible and reading is not enough, grammars and dictionaries are excellent...

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning: The beautiful seems...

Elizabeth Barrett Browning: The beautiful seems...

The beautiful seems right by force of beauty and the feeble wrong because of weakness.

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Mary Todd Lincoln: I am convinced,...

Mary Todd Lincoln: I am convinced,...

I am convinced, the longer I live, that life & its blessings are not so entirely unjustly distributed [as] when we are...

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: It looks like...

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: It looks like...

It looks like it's been furnished by discount stores.

Source: Contemplating her...

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Shirley Hufstedler: Security is not...

Shirley Hufstedler: Security is not...

Security is not the meaning of my life. Great opportunities are worth the risks.

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Patricia Schroeder: When it comes...

Patricia Schroeder: When it comes...

When it comes to college education, American families are paying more and getting less.

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Naomi Weisstein: When we hear...

Naomi Weisstein: When we hear...

When we hear jokes against women, and we are asked why we don't laugh at them, the answer is easy, simple, and short....

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Gail Pursell Elliott: As a society,...

Gail Pursell Elliott: As a society,...

As a society, we have come to a point where people too often treat one another as objects and opportunities, rather...

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Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: Politeness is the...

Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: Politeness is the...

Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.

Source: In Words of Women...

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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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Lillian Carter: Sure, I'm for...

Lillian Carter: Sure, I'm for...

Sure, I'm for helping the elderly. I'm going to be old myself someday.

Source:...

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