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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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Denise Levertov: The day's blow...

Denise Levertov: The day's blow...

The day's blow rang out, metallic -- or it was I, a bell awakened, and what I heard was my whole self saying and...

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning: God answers sharp...

Elizabeth Barrett Browning: God answers sharp...

God answers sharp and sudden on some prayers,
And thrusts the thing we have prayed for in our face,
A gauntlet...

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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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Rita Rudner: My mother buried...

Rita Rudner: My mother buried...

My mother buried three husbands . . . and two of them were only napping.

Source:...

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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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Josephine St Pierre Ruffin: . . ....

Josephine St Pierre Ruffin: . . ....

. . . we need to feel the cheer and inspiration of meeting each other, we need to gain the courage and fresh life that...

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Dorothea Brande: There are seeds...

Dorothea Brande: There are seeds...

There are seeds of self-destruction in all of us that will bear only unhappiness if allowed to...

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Phyllis McGinley: The trouble with...

Phyllis McGinley: The trouble with...

The trouble with gardening is that it does not remain an avocation. It becomes an...

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Dorothy Parker: Brevity is the...

Dorothy Parker: Brevity is the...

Brevity is the soul of lingerie.

Source: In Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell is...

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Helena Petrova Blavatsky: Knowledge increases in...

Helena Petrova Blavatsky: Knowledge increases in...

Knowledge increases in proportion to its use -- that is, the more we teach the more we...

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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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Peg Bracken: The fact is,...

Peg Bracken: The fact is,...

The fact is, the cocktail party has much in its favor. Going to one is a good way of indicating that you're still...

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Laura Ingalls Wilder: If enough people...

Laura Ingalls Wilder: If enough people...

If enough people think of a thing and work hard enough at it, I guess it's pretty nearly bound to happen, wind and...

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Colette Dowling: Relationships are like...

Colette Dowling: Relationships are like...

Relationships are like a dance, with visible energy racing back and forth between partners. Some relationships are the...

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Margaret Chase Smith: Greatness is not...

Margaret Chase Smith: Greatness is not...

Greatness is not manifested by unlimited pragmatism, which places such a high premium on the end justifying any means...

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Edith Clara Summerskill: I learned that...

Edith Clara Summerskill: I learned that...

I learned that economics was not an exact science and that the most erudite men would analyze the economic ills of the...

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Marguerite de Valois: A woman of...

Marguerite de Valois: A woman of...

A woman of honor should never suspect another of things she would not do herself.

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Mary Lyon: If anyone thinks...

Mary Lyon: If anyone thinks...

If anyone thinks he has no responsibilities, it is because he has not sought them out.

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