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Ruth Benedict: I gambled on...

Ruth Benedict: I gambled on...

I gambled on having the strength to live two lives, one for myself and one for the world.

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Beatrice Hinkle: The creator does...

Beatrice Hinkle: The creator does...

The creator does not create only for the pleasure of creating but . . . he also desires to subdue other...

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Ruth Westheimer: Our way is...

Ruth Westheimer: Our way is...

Our way is not soft grass, it's a mountain path with lots of rocks. But it goes upwards, forward, toward the...

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Doroth?e DeLuzy: We believe at...

Doroth?e DeLuzy: We believe at...

We believe at once in evil, we only believe in good upon reflection. Is this not sad?

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Barbara Tuchman: Honor wears different...

Barbara Tuchman: Honor wears different...

Honor wears different coats to different eyes.

Source: The Guns of August,...

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Margot Asquith: Symbols are the...

Margot Asquith: Symbols are the...

Symbols are the imaginative signposts of life.

Source: More or Less about Myself,...

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Margaret Halsey: The people who...

Margaret Halsey: The people who...

The people who say you are not facing reality actually mean that you are not facing their idea of reality. Reality is...

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Simone Signoret: He bore no...

Simone Signoret: He bore no...

He bore no grudge against those he had wronged.

Source: On film executive Jack L....

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Maya Ying Lin: Architecture is like...

Maya Ying Lin: Architecture is like...

Architecture is like a mythical fantastic. It has to be experienced. It can't be described. We can draw it up and we...

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Barbara Hepworth: [My works are]...

Barbara Hepworth: [My works are]...

[My works are] an imitation of my own past and present and of my own creative vitality as I experience them in one...

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Louise Nevelson: From the first...

Louise Nevelson: From the first...

From the first day in school until the day I graduated, everyone gave me one hundred plus in art. Well, where do you...

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Helena Rubinstein: There are no...

Helena Rubinstein: There are no...

There are no ugly women, only lazy ones.

Source: My Life for Beauty, pt. II, ch....

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Helena Rubinstein: Whether you are...

Helena Rubinstein: Whether you are...

Whether you are sixteen or over sixty, remember, understatement is the rule of a fine makeup artist. Adjust your...

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Helen Hayes: Only the poet...

Helen Hayes: Only the poet...

Only the poet can look beyond the detail and see the whole picture.

Source: In The...

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Didi Conn: [Kids today] think...

Didi Conn: [Kids today] think...

[Kids today] think Grease is just one long music video. So they watch it over and over again the way we, when we were...

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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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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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Pearl Bailey: When you're young,...

Pearl Bailey: When you're young,...

When you're young, the silliest notions seem the greatest achievements.

Source: The...

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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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