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Sarah Bernhardt: He who is...

Sarah Bernhardt: He who is...

He who is incapable of feeling strong passions, of being shaken by anger, of living in every sense of the word, will...

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Gilda Radner: While we have...

Gilda Radner: While we have...

While we have the gift of life, it seems to me the only tragedy is to allow part of us to die -- whether it is our...

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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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Nikki Giovanni: A white face...

Nikki Giovanni: A white face...

A white face goes with a white mind. Occasionally a black face goes with a white mind. Very seldom a white face will...

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Wendy Wasserstein: No matter how...

Wendy Wasserstein: No matter how...

No matter how lonely you get or how many birth announcements you receive, the trick is not to get frightened. There's...

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Hannah Cowley: It requires genius...

Hannah Cowley: It requires genius...

It requires genius to make a good pun -- some men of bright parts can't reach it.

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Emily Dickinson: Beauty is not...

Emily Dickinson: Beauty is not...

Beauty is not caused. It is.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic Reference...

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Emily Dickinson: Tis so much...

Emily Dickinson: Tis so much...

'Tis so much joy! 'Tis so much joy! If I should fail, what poverty! And yet, as poor as I Have ventured all upon a...

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Joyce A Myers: Life's an open...

Joyce A Myers: Life's an open...

Life's an open book and an education helps you write success stories.

Source: In...

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Joyce A Myers: Education levels the...

Joyce A Myers: Education levels the...

Education levels the playing field, allowing everyone to compete.

Source: In The...

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Mary Kay Ash: Most people live...

Mary Kay Ash: Most people live...

Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.

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Est?e Lauder: If you don't...

Est?e Lauder: If you don't...

If you don't sell, it's not the product that's wrong, it's you.

Source: To...

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Sylvia Porter: Beware of the...

Sylvia Porter: Beware of the...

Beware of the danger signals that flag problems: silence, secretiveness, or sudden...

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Faith Popcorn: The cliches of...

Faith Popcorn: The cliches of...

The cliches of a culture sometimes tell the deepest truths.

Source: The Popcorn...

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Katherine Dunham: I always believed...

Katherine Dunham: I always believed...

I always believed that if you set out to be successful, then you already were.

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Leontyne Price: Art is the...

Leontyne Price: Art is the...

Art is the only thing you cannot punch a button for. You must do it the old-fashioned way. Stay up and really burn the...

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Lotte Lehmann: Do not become...

Lotte Lehmann: Do not become...

Do not become paralyzed and enchained by the set patterns which have been woven of old. No, build from your own...

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Catherine the Great: You philosophers are...

Catherine the Great: You philosophers are...

You philosophers are lucky men. You write on paper and paper is patient. Unfortunate Empress that I am, I write on the...

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Abigail Adams: We have too...

Abigail Adams: We have too...

We have too many high sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them.

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Lady Bird Johnson: Any committee is...

Lady Bird Johnson: Any committee is...

Any committee is only as good as the most knowledgeable, determined and vigorous person on it. There must be somebody...

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