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Lucy Stone: I know not...

Lucy Stone: I know not...

I know not what you believe of God, but I believe He gave yearnings and longings to be filled, and that He did not...

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Anna Kournikova: I worked very...

Anna Kournikova: I worked very...

I worked very hard and I earned all the attention I'm getting.

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Martina Navratilova: I hope, when...

Martina Navratilova: I hope, when...

I hope, when I stop, people will think that somehow I mattered.

Source: In...

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Wilma Rudolph: I had a...

Wilma Rudolph: I had a...

I had a series of childhood illnesses . . . scarlet fever . . . . pneumonia . . . . Polio. I walked with braces until...

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Marie Curie: Life is not...

Marie Curie: Life is not...

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We...

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Peace Pilgrim: People see themselves...

Peace Pilgrim: People see themselves...

People see themselves as the center of the universe and judge everything as it relates to...

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Elizabeth Fry: I wish the...

Elizabeth Fry: I wish the...

I wish the state of enthusiasm I am now in may last, for today I FELT there is a God. I have been devotional and my...

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Antoinette Brown Blackwell: The sexes in...

Antoinette Brown Blackwell: The sexes in...

The sexes in each species of being . . . are always true equivalents -- equals but not...

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Sonia Johnson: How desperately we...

Sonia Johnson: How desperately we...

How desperately we wish to maintain our trust in those we love! In the face of everything, we try to find reasons to...

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Clare Boothe Luce: I don't have...

Clare Boothe Luce: I don't have...

I don't have a warm personal enemy left. They've all died off. I miss them terribly because they helped define...

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Edith Head: A designer is...

Edith Head: A designer is...

A designer is only as good as the star who wears her clothes.

Source: In Saturday...

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Georgia O'Keeffe: I hate flowers...

Georgia O'Keeffe: I hate flowers...

I hate flowers -- I paint them because they're cheaper than models and they don't move.

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Jinger Heath: Your success depends...

Jinger Heath: Your success depends...

Your success depends on your ability to dream and follow through on those dreams.

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Paula Nelson: Going into business...

Paula Nelson: Going into business...

Going into business for yourself, becoming an entrepreneur, is the modern-day equivalent of pioneering on the old...

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Faith Popcorn: Just before consumers...

Faith Popcorn: Just before consumers...

Just before consumers stop doing something, they do it with a vengeance.

Source: In...

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Katharine Graham: If one is...

Katharine Graham: If one is...

If one is rich and one's a woman, one can be quite misunderstood.

Source: In The...

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Margot Fonteyn: Great artists are...

Margot Fonteyn: Great artists are...

Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in their art. Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in...

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Britney Spears: I think I've...

Britney Spears: I think I've...

I think I've always had these songs that I've been writing in my head. Now I feel ready to let people start to hear...

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Marsha Norman: Success is always...

Marsha Norman: Success is always...

Success is always something that you have to recover from.

Source: Interviews with...

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Gwendolyn Brooks: Truth-tellers are not...

Gwendolyn Brooks: Truth-tellers are not...

Truth-tellers are not always palatable. There is a preference for candy bars.

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