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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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Marilyn Monroe: A career is...

Marilyn Monroe: A career is...

A career is born in public -- talent in privacy.

Source: Marilyn: The Woman Who...

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Ruth Gordon: The best impromptu...

Ruth Gordon: The best impromptu...

The best impromptu speeches are the ones written well in advance.

Source: In Words...

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Kirstie Alley: I've learned that...

Kirstie Alley: I've learned that...

I've learned that you'll never be disappointed if you always keep an eye on uncharted territory, where you'll be...

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Rita Rudner: Before I met...

Rita Rudner: Before I met...

Before I met my husband I'd never fallen in love, though I'd stepped in it a few times.

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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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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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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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Amy Vanderbilt: Ceremony is-really a...

Amy Vanderbilt: Ceremony is-really a...

Ceremony is-really a protection, too, in times of emotional involvement, particularly at death. If we have a social...

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman: To swallow and...

Charlotte Perkins Gilman: To swallow and...

To swallow and follow, whether old doctrine or new propaganda, is a weakness still dominating the human...

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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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Grace Hansen: I feel I'm...

Grace Hansen: I feel I'm...

I feel I'm as qualified for office as any of the other comedians who are running.

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Katherine Dunham: If you dance,...

Katherine Dunham: If you dance,...

If you dance, you dance because you have to. Every dancer hurts, you know.

Source:...

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Louise A Bogan: The intellectual is...

Louise A Bogan: The intellectual is...

The intellectual is a middle-class product; if he is not born into the class he must soon insert himself into it, in...

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Louise A Bogan: In a time...

Louise A Bogan: In a time...

In a time lacking in truth and certainty and filled with anguish and despair, no woman should be shamefaced in...

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Lynn Fontanne: I lied to...

Lynn Fontanne: I lied to...

I lied to everybody. I lie very well, being an actress, naturally.

Source: On...

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Minnie Maddern Fiske: You must not...

Minnie Maddern Fiske: You must not...

You must not allow yourself to be advised, cautioned, influenced, persuaded

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Mary Church Terrell: Lifting as they...

Mary Church Terrell: Lifting as they...

Lifting as they climb, onward and upward they go struggling and striving and hoping that the buds and blossoms of...

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Bonnie Blair: The sport I...

Bonnie Blair: The sport I...

The sport I love has taken me around the world and shown me many things.

Source: In...

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