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Vera-Ellen: You know, in...

Vera-Ellen: You know, in...

You know, in some ways you're far superior to my cocker spaniel. [Danny Kaye to...

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Jane Seymour: Music has brought...

Jane Seymour: Music has brought...

Music has brought me some of the highest moments of my life. I don't even hear the music. I don't even hear the notes....

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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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Rosabeth Moss Kanter: Cheap labor is...

Rosabeth Moss Kanter: Cheap labor is...

Cheap labor is not going to be the way we compete in the United States. It's going to be brain...

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Helena Rubinstein: Men are just...

Helena Rubinstein: Men are just...

Men are just as vain as women, and sometimes even more so.

Source: In The Last Word...

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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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Grace Hansen: For some time...

Grace Hansen: For some time...

For some time I've had my eye on Tom McCall's seat which is a great deal more than he's had on...

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Judith Jamison: I believe that...

Judith Jamison: I believe that...

I believe that this world was set about for us to enjoy and to love and to experience and to have it all be, to a...

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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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Mae West: I used to...

Mae West: I used to...

I used to be snow white, but I drifted.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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Tallulah Bankhead: I'll come and...

Tallulah Bankhead: I'll come and...

I'll come and make love to you at five o'clock. If I'm late start without me.

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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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Sophie Tucker: Success in show...

Sophie Tucker: Success in show...

Success in show business depends on your ability to make and keep friends.

Source:...

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Doris Day: Wrinkles are hereditary....

Doris Day: Wrinkles are hereditary....

Wrinkles are hereditary. Parents get them from their children.

Source: In A...

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Oprah Winfrey: Follow your instincts....

Oprah Winfrey: Follow your instincts....

Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.

Source: In The...

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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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Rosalynn Carter: If we have...

Rosalynn Carter: If we have...

If we have not achieved our early dreams, we must either find new ones or see what we can salvage from the old. If we...

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Barbara Bush: I listen and...

Barbara Bush: I listen and...

I listen and give input only if somebody asks.

Source: In Words of Women Quotations...

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Nikki Giovanni: If you don't...

Nikki Giovanni: If you don't...

If you don't understand yourself you don't understand anybody else.

Source: A...

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Zora Neale Hurston: Love, I find,...

Zora Neale Hurston: Love, I find,...

Love, I find, is like singing. Everybody can do enough to satisfy themselves, though it may not impress the neighbors...

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