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Susan Sarandon: Children reinvent your...

Susan Sarandon: Children reinvent your...

Children reinvent your world for you.

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-- Susan Sarandon, (Oct 4...

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Mae West: I believe in...

Mae West: I believe in...

I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.

Source: In An Uncommon Scold,...

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Katharine Hepburn: Life's what's important....

Katharine Hepburn: Life's what's important....

Life's what's important. Walking, houses, family. Birth and pain and joy. Acting's just waiting for a custard pie....

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Michelle Pfeiffer: You know, I...

Michelle Pfeiffer: You know, I...

You know, I look like a duck. I just do. And I'm not the only person who thinks that. It's the way my mouth sort of...

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Eleonora Duse: When we grow...

Eleonora Duse: When we grow...

When we grow old, there can only be one regret -- not to have given enough of ourselves.

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Ethel Barrymore: I never let...

Ethel Barrymore: I never let...

I never let them cough. They wouldn't dare.

Source: On control of audiences during...

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Elsa Schiaparelli: Fashion is born...

Elsa Schiaparelli: Fashion is born...

Fashion is born by small facts, trends, or even politics, never by trying to make little pleats and furbelows, by...

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Debbi Fields: The principle was...

Debbi Fields: The principle was...

The principle was right there - you couldn't miss it. The more you did for your customers, the more they did for...

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Anita Roddick: If you think...

Anita Roddick: If you think...

If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito.

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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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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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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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Nikki Giovanni: Mistakes are a...

Nikki Giovanni: Mistakes are a...

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to error that counts.

Source: Of...

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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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Hannah Cowley: Every body about...

Hannah Cowley: Every body about...

Every body about me seem'd happy but every body seem'd in a hurry to be happy somewhere...

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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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Gwendolyn Bennett: I shall sing...

Gwendolyn Bennett: I shall sing...

I shall sing a lullaby
To the song I have made
Of your hair and eyes . . .
And you will never know
That...

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Amy Lowell: Youth condemns; maturity...

Amy Lowell: Youth condemns; maturity...

Youth condemns; maturity condones.

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

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Ellen Terry: Conceit is an...

Ellen Terry: Conceit is an...

Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.

Source: Ellen Terry's Memoirs,...

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Lily Tomlin: For fast acting...

Lily Tomlin: For fast acting...

For fast acting relief, try slowing down.

Source: In Quote Disk 1,2,3, by DBUG,...

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