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Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Duration is not...

Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Duration is not...

Duration is not a test of truth or falsehood.

Source: Gift From the Sea,...

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Jane Smiley: My characters never...

Jane Smiley: My characters never...

My characters never die screaming in rage. They attempt to pull themselves back together and go on. And that's...

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Florence King: I'm for prayer...

Florence King: I'm for prayer...

I'm for prayer in the schools because ritual and ceremony are calming and civilizing, and the little fartlings should...

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Helena Petrova Blavatsky: The Path that...

Helena Petrova Blavatsky: The Path that...

The Path that leadeth on is lighted by one fire -- the light of daring burning in the heart. The more one dares, the...

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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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Jane Addams: You do not...

Jane Addams: You do not...

You do not know what life means when all the difficulties are removed! I am simply smothered and sickened with...

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Anne Frank: I regard our...

Anne Frank: I regard our...

I regard our hiding as a dangerous adventure, romantic and interesting at the same time. In my diary I treat all the...

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Robin Morgan: It isn't until...

Robin Morgan: It isn't until...

It isn't until you begin to fight in your own cause that you (a) become really committed to winning, and (b) become a...

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Angelina Grimke: We are commanded...

Angelina Grimke: We are commanded...

We are commanded to love God with all our minds, as well as with all our hearts, and we commit a great sin if we...

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Sonia Johnson: Language, as symbol,...

Sonia Johnson: Language, as symbol,...

Language, as symbol, determines much of the nature and quality of our experience.

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Gloria Steinem: The first problem...

Gloria Steinem: The first problem...

The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn.

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Joan Rivers: I succeeded by...

Joan Rivers: I succeeded by...

I succeeded by saying what everyone else is thinking.

Source: In An Uncommon Scold,...

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Hedda Hopper: In Hollywood gratitude...

Hedda Hopper: In Hollywood gratitude...

In Hollywood gratitude is Public Enemy Number One.

Source: From Under My Hat,...

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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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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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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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Shirley Temple Black: Dr. Kissinger was...

Shirley Temple Black: Dr. Kissinger was...

Dr. Kissinger was surprised that I knew where Ghana was.

Source: In The Last Word -...

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