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Christina of Sweden: It is necessary...

Christina of Sweden: It is necessary...

It is necessary to try to surpass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as...

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Nancy Astor: I used to...

Nancy Astor: I used to...

I used to dread getting older because I thought I would not be able to do all the things I wanted to do, but now that...

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Toni Morrison: We die. That...

Toni Morrison: We die. That...

We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our...

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Anne Rice: Very few beings...

Anne Rice: Very few beings...

Very few beings really seek knowledge in this world. Mortal or immortal, few really ASK. On the contrary, they try to...

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Simone Signoret: Nostalgia isn't what...

Simone Signoret: Nostalgia isn't what...

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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Paula Nelson: Americans want action...

Paula Nelson: Americans want action...

Americans want action for their money. They are fascinated by its self-reproducing qualities if it's put to work . ....

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Barbara Ward: The modern world...

Barbara Ward: The modern world...

The modern world is not given to uncritical admiration. It expects its idols to have feet of clay and can be...

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Polly Adler: My home is...

Polly Adler: My home is...

My home is in whatever town I'm booked.

Source: A House Is Not a Home, 1953.
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Anna Pavlova: Success depends in...

Anna Pavlova: Success depends in...

Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a...

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Sarah Caldwell: Success is important...

Sarah Caldwell: Success is important...

Success is important only to the extent that it puts one in a position to do more things one likes to...

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Gwendolyn Brooks: Poetry is life...

Gwendolyn Brooks: Poetry is life...

Poetry is life distilled.

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

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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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Brigitte Bardot: A photograph can...

Brigitte Bardot: A photograph can...

A photograph can be an instant of life captured for eternity that will never cease looking back at...

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Sally Field: I really have...

Sally Field: I really have...

I really have no ulterior motive in taking on certain roles. I have no larger issue that I really want to show people....

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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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Marjorie Main: Pa ain't much...

Marjorie Main: Pa ain't much...

Pa ain't much for working and the rest the youngen's seem to take after him.

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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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Joan Collins: Loneliness is the...

Joan Collins: Loneliness is the...

Loneliness is the universal problem of rich people.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Sophia Loren: When you are...

Sophia Loren: When you are...

When you are a mother you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for...

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Mary Antin: A long past...

Mary Antin: A long past...

A long past vividly remembered is like a heavy garment that clings to your limbs when you would...

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