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Mae West: If I asked...

Mae West: If I asked...

If I asked for a cup of coffee, someone would search for the double meaning.

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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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Georgia O'Keeffe: [Sun-bleached bones] were...

Georgia O'Keeffe: [Sun-bleached bones] were...

[Sun-bleached bones] were most wonderful against the blue -- that blue that will always be there as it is now after...

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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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Sylvia Porter: The average family...

Sylvia Porter: The average family...

The average family exists only on paper and its average budget is a fiction, invented by statisticians for the...

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Emily Dickinson: A great Hope...

Emily Dickinson: A great Hope...

A great Hope fell
You heard no noise
The Ruin was within.


Source: c.1864,...

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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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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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Peace Pilgrim: A pilgrim is...

Peace Pilgrim: A pilgrim is...

A pilgrim is a wanderer with purpose.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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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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Antoinette Brown Blackwell: The brain is...

Antoinette Brown Blackwell: The brain is...

The brain is not, and cannot be, the sole or complete organ of thought and feeling.

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Sonia Johnson: As we do...

Sonia Johnson: As we do...

As we do at such times, I turned on my automatic pilot and went through the motions of normalcy on the outside, so...

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Margaret Fuller: Beware of over-great...

Margaret Fuller: Beware of over-great...

Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved.

Source: Letter, 20...

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Florence Nightingale: I think one's...

Florence Nightingale: I think one's...

I think one's feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring...

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Andrea Dworkin: Women's fashion is...

Andrea Dworkin: Women's fashion is...

Women's fashion is a euphemism for fashion created by men for women.

Source:...

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Mary Pettibone Poole: People who think...

Mary Pettibone Poole: People who think...

People who think money can do anything may very well be suspected of doing anything for...

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Babe Didrikson Zaharias: Practice, which some...

Babe Didrikson Zaharias: Practice, which some...

Practice, which some regard as a chore, should be approached as just about the most pleasant recreation ever...

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Chris Evert Lloyd: If you can...

Chris Evert Lloyd: If you can...

If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment. That quality is important because it...

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Florence Griffith Joyner: I pray hard,...

Florence Griffith Joyner: I pray hard,...

I pray hard, work hard and leave the rest to God.

Source: In Words of Women...

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Marie Curie: Be less curious...

Marie Curie: Be less curious...

Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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