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Josephine St Pierre Ruffin: We are justified...

Josephine St Pierre Ruffin: We are justified...

We are justified in believing that the success of this movement for equality of the sexes means more progress toward...

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Patty Berg: It's a wonderful...

Patty Berg: It's a wonderful...

It's a wonderful day for me, I made it to 80.

Source: On her 80th birthday.
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Barbra Streisand: What is exciting...

Barbra Streisand: What is exciting...

What is exciting is not for one person to be stronger than the other . . . but for two people to have met their match...

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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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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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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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Tallulah Bankhead: The only thing...

Tallulah Bankhead: The only thing...

The only thing I regret about my past is the length of it. If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes,...

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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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Ellen Terry: Imagination! Imagination! I...

Ellen Terry: Imagination! Imagination! I...

Imagination! Imagination! I put it first years ago, when I was asked what qualities I thought necessary for success...

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Mae West: Virtue has its...

Mae West: Virtue has its...

Virtue has its own reward, but no box office.

Source: In An Uncommon Scold, by Abby...

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Catherine the Great: I am one...

Catherine the Great: I am one...

I am one of the people who love the why of things.

Source: Letter, 20 Jan...

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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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Emily Dickinson: A little madness...

Emily Dickinson: A little madness...

A little madness in the Spring
Is wholesome even for the King.


Source: 1875;...

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Elizabeth Montagu: To judge therefore...

Elizabeth Montagu: To judge therefore...

To judge therefore of Shakespeare by Aristotle's rule is like trying a man by the Laws of one Country who acted under...

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Gail Pursell Elliott: Life?s lessons may...

Gail Pursell Elliott: Life?s lessons may...

Life?s lessons may be viewed as difficulties or challenges to be overcome, but in reality they are an exercise in fine...

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Barbara De Angelis: Difficult times always...

Barbara De Angelis: Difficult times always...

Difficult times always create opportunities for you to experience more love in your life.

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Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: Search for the...

Anne Louise Germaine de Stael: Search for the...

Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty.

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Edith Hamilton: To be able...

Edith Hamilton: To be able...

To be able to be caught up into the world of thought -- that is being educated.

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Grace Murray Hopper: If you do...

Grace Murray Hopper: If you do...

If you do something once, people will call it an accident. If you do it twice, they call it a coincidence. But do it a...

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