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Maria Schell: Peace is when...

Maria Schell: Peace is when...

Peace is when time doesn't matter as it passes by.

Source: In Time 3 Mar...

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Lena Horne: Don't be afraid...

Lena Horne: Don't be afraid...

Don't be afraid to feel as angry or as loving as you can, because when you feel nothing, it's just...

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Wilma Pearl Mankiller: Everybody is sitting...

Wilma Pearl Mankiller: Everybody is sitting...

Everybody is sitting around saying, 'Well, jeez, we need somebody to solve this problem of bias.' That somebody is...

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Zsa Zsa Gabor: I am a...

Zsa Zsa Gabor: I am a...

I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man I keep his house.

Source:...

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Alice Duer Miller: They make other...

Alice Duer Miller: They make other...

They make other nations seem pale and flighty,
But they do think England is God almighty,
And you must remind...

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Joanna Baillie: I have seen...

Joanna Baillie: I have seen...

I have seen the day, when, if a man made himself ridiculous, the world would laugh at him. But now, everything that is...

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Adrienne Rich: It's exhilarating...

Adrienne Rich: It's exhilarating...

It's exhilarating to be alive in a time of awakening consciousness; it can also be confusing, disorienting, and...

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Zora Neale Hurston: People can be...

Zora Neale Hurston: People can be...

People can be slave-ships in shoes.

Source: In Words of Women Quotations for...

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Louise A Bogan: Life and death...

Louise A Bogan: Life and death...

Life and death occur, as they must, but they are all bound up with love and hatred, in the individual bosom, and it is...

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Gwendolyn Brooks: Art is refining...

Gwendolyn Brooks: Art is refining...

Art is refining and evocative translation of the materials of the world.

Source: In...

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Anne Sexton: Even without wars,...

Anne Sexton: Even without wars,...

Even without wars, life is dangerous.

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

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Barbra Streisand: Men are allowed...

Barbra Streisand: Men are allowed...

Men are allowed to have passion and commitment for their work . . . a woman is allowed that feeling for a man, but not...

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Joan Rivers: Thank God we're...

Joan Rivers: Thank God we're...

Thank God we're living in a country where the sky's the limit, the stores are open late and you can shop in bed thanks...

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Joan Rivers: After we made...

Joan Rivers: After we made...

After we made love he took a piece of chalk and made an outline of my body.

Source:...

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Beatrice Lillie: I'll simply say...

Beatrice Lillie: I'll simply say...

I'll simply say here that I was born Beatrice Gladys Lillie at an extremely tender age because my mother needed a...

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Alice Childress: Some feminists feel...

Alice Childress: Some feminists feel...

Some feminists feel that a woman should never be wrong. We have a right to be wrong.

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Sylvia Porter: Money never remains...

Sylvia Porter: Money never remains...

Money never remains just coins and pieces of paper. Money can be translated into the beauty of living, a support in...

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Sylvia Porter: I've always been...

Sylvia Porter: I've always been...

I've always been independent, and I don't see how it conflicts with femininity.

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Beatrice Potter Webb: If I ever...

Beatrice Potter Webb: If I ever...

If I ever felt inclined to be timid as I was going into a room full of people, I would say to myself, 'You're the...

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Judith Jamison: We can go...

Judith Jamison: We can go...

We can go on talking about racism and who treated whom badly, but what are you going to do about it? Are you going to...

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