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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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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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Marilyn Horne: You have to...

Marilyn Horne: You have to...

You have to know exactly what you want out of your career. If you want to be a star, you don't bother with other...

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Eleanor Roosevelt: Character building begins...

Eleanor Roosevelt: Character building begins...

Character building begins in our infancy, and continues until death.

Source: In...

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Margaret Thatcher: Why do you...

Margaret Thatcher: Why do you...

Why do you climb philosophical hills? Because they are worth climbing . . . There are no hills to go down unless you...

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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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Dianne Feinstein: Toughness doesn't have...

Dianne Feinstein: Toughness doesn't have...

Toughness doesn't have to come in a pinstripe suit.

Source: On women's role in...

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Princess Anne: You, are a...

Princess Anne: You, are a...

You, are a pest, by the very nature of that camera in your hand.

Source: To a...

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St Teresa of Avila: Remember that you...

St Teresa of Avila: Remember that you...

Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life. . . . If you...

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Elizabeth Montagu: Minds ripen at...

Elizabeth Montagu: Minds ripen at...

Minds ripen at very different ages.

Source: Letter to Mrs. William Robinson, her...

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Hannah Arendt: Action without a...

Hannah Arendt: Action without a...

Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless.

Source: The Human...

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Barbara De Angelis: No matter what...

Barbara De Angelis: No matter what...

No matter what age you are, or what your circumstances might be, you are special, and you still have something unique...

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Mary Catherine Bateson: The family is...

Mary Catherine Bateson: The family is...

The family is changing, not disappearing. We have to broaden our understanding of it, look for the new...

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Charlotte Bunch: If you think...

Charlotte Bunch: If you think...

If you think that you are where you are just because you worked hard, it is easy to become self-righteous and make...

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Andrea Dworkin: I love, cherish,...

Andrea Dworkin: I love, cherish,...

I love, cherish, and respect women in my mind, in my heart, and in my soul. This love of women is the soil in which my...

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Diane Sawyer: It's in the...

Diane Sawyer: It's in the...

It's in the preparation -- in those dreary pedestrian virtues they taught you in seventh grade and you didn't believe....

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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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Aimee Semple Mcpherson: O Hope! dazzling,...

Aimee Semple Mcpherson: O Hope! dazzling,...

O Hope! dazzling, radiant Hope! -- What a change thou bringest to the hopeless; brightening the darkened paths, and...

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Mary Shelly Wollstonecraft: Every political good...

Mary Shelly Wollstonecraft: Every political good...

Every political good carried to the extreme must be productive of evil.

Source: The...

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Billie Jean King: I think self-awareness...

Billie Jean King: I think self-awareness...

I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.

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