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Natalie Clifford Barney: There are. ....

Natalie Clifford Barney: There are. ....

There are. . . intangible realities which float near us, formless and without words; realities which no one has...

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Ethel Barrymore: When life knocks...

Ethel Barrymore: When life knocks...

When life knocks you to your knees, and it will, why, get up! If it knocks you to your knees again, as it will, well,...

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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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Emily Post: Ideal conversation must...

Emily Post: Ideal conversation must...

Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings...

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Hazel Scott: I've always known...

Hazel Scott: I've always known...

I've always known I was gifted, which is not the easiest thing in the world for a person to know, because you're not...

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Adelaide A Proctor: I know too...

Adelaide A Proctor: I know too...

I know too well the poison and the sting
Of things too sweet.


Source: Per Pacem...

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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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Sarah Knowles Bolton: The victory of...

Sarah Knowles Bolton: The victory of...

The victory of success is half done when one gains the habit of work.

Source: In...

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Mary Astor: The man who...

Mary Astor: The man who...

The man who goes fishing gets something more than the fish he catches.

Source: From...

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Didi Conn: It doesn't matter...

Didi Conn: It doesn't matter...

It doesn't matter how your child comes to you. I've never felt such joy and such love. It's the most beautiful...

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Wilma Pearl Mankiller: She likened her...

Wilma Pearl Mankiller: She likened her...

She likened her job to running a small country, a medium corporation, and being a social...

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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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Nikki Giovanni: A white face...

Nikki Giovanni: A white face...

A white face goes with a white mind. Occasionally a black face goes with a white mind. Very seldom a white face will...

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Anne Bradstreet: A prosperous state...

Anne Bradstreet: A prosperous state...

A prosperous state makes a secure Christian, but adversity makes him Consider.

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Sylvia Porter: Money never remains...

Sylvia Porter: Money never remains...

Money never remains just coins and pieces of paper. Money can be translated into the beauty of living, a support in...

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Sydney Biddle Barrows: I ran the...

Sydney Biddle Barrows: I ran the...

I ran the wrong kind of business, but I did it with integrity.

Source: Quoted by...

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Katharine Graham: To love what...

Katharine Graham: To love what...

To love what you do and feel that it matters -- how could anything be more fun?

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Nadia Boulanger: Everything we know...

Nadia Boulanger: Everything we know...

Everything we know by heart enriches us and helps us find ourselves. If it should get in the way of finding ourselves,...

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Marilyn Horne: Ninety percent of...

Marilyn Horne: Ninety percent of...

Ninety percent of what's wrong with singers today is that they don't breathe right.

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Dorothy Parker: Every love is...

Dorothy Parker: Every love is...

Every love is the love before
In a duller dress.


Source: Death and Taxes.
--...

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