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Martha Graham: The only sin...

Martha Graham: The only sin...

The only sin is mediocrity.

Source: In The New York Times, 31 Mar 1985.
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Yoko Ono: Everybody's an artist....

Yoko Ono: Everybody's an artist....

Everybody's an artist. Everybody's God. It's just that they're inhibited.

Source:...

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Zsa Zsa Gabor: To a smart...

Zsa Zsa Gabor: To a smart...

To a smart girl men are no problem -- they're the answer.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Elizabeth Ashley: The only thing...

Elizabeth Ashley: The only thing...

The only thing I like about being an actress is acting.

Source: In The Last Word -...

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Marie Dressler: Fate cast me...

Marie Dressler: Fate cast me...

Fate cast me to play the role of an ugly duckling with no promise of swanning. . . . I have played my life as a comedy...

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Claudette Colbert: I bet you...

Claudette Colbert: I bet you...

I bet you think an egg is something you casually order for breakfast when you can't think of anything else. Well, so...

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Earth's crammed with...

Elizabeth Barrett Browning: Earth's crammed with...

Earth's crammed with heaven,
And every common bush afire with God;
But only he who sees, takes off his shoes...

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Emily Dickinson: A Wounded deer...

Emily Dickinson: A Wounded deer...

A Wounded deer - leaps highest.

Source: 1860; Poems, First Series, 1890.
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Helena Petrova Blavatsky: The more thou...

Helena Petrova Blavatsky: The more thou...

The more thou dost advance, the more thy feet pitfalls will meet. The Path that leadeth on is lighted by one fire --...

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Georgie Anne Geyer: Not only does...

Georgie Anne Geyer: Not only does...

Not only does the world scarcely know who the Latin American man is, the world has barely...

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Mary Church Terrell: We are the...

Mary Church Terrell: We are the...

We are the only human beings in the world with . . . 57 varieties of complexions who are classed together as a single...

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Mary Shelly Wollstonecraft: It is justice,...

Mary Shelly Wollstonecraft: It is justice,...

It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Babe Didrikson Zaharias: Before I was...

Babe Didrikson Zaharias: Before I was...

Before I was ever in my teens, I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. My goal was to be the greatest...

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Peace Pilgrim: Make food a...

Peace Pilgrim: Make food a...

Make food a very incidental part of your life by filling your life so full of meaningful things that you'll hardly...

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Starhawk: Creations, whether they...

Starhawk: Creations, whether they...

Creations, whether they are children, poems, or organizations, take on a life of their...

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Barbara Deming: Think first of...

Barbara Deming: Think first of...

Think first of the action that is right to take, think later about coping with one's...

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Jeanne-Marie Roland: People who know...

Jeanne-Marie Roland: People who know...

People who know how to employ themselves, always find leisure moments, while those who do nothing are forever in a...

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Ethel Percy Andrus: The human contribution...

Ethel Percy Andrus: The human contribution...

The human contribution is the essential ingredient.

Source: In The Last Word - A...

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Naomi Weisstein: It's as if...

Naomi Weisstein: It's as if...

It's as if we women are in a totally rigged race. A lot of men are driving souped-up low slung racing cars, and we're...

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Christa McAuliffe: What are we...

Christa McAuliffe: What are we...

What are we doing here? We're reaching for the stars.

Source: In Time, 10 Feb...

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