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Gilda Radner: It's such an...

Gilda Radner: It's such an...

It's such an act of optimism to get through a day and enjoy it and laugh and do all that without thinking about death....

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Helen Gahagan Douglas: If one lets...

Helen Gahagan Douglas: If one lets...

If one lets fear or hate or anger take possession of the mind, they become self-forged...

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Ntozake Shange: I am gonna...

Ntozake Shange: I am gonna...

I am gonna write poems til i die and when i have gotten outta this body i am gonna hang round in the wind and knock...

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Elizabeth Ashley: The only thing...

Elizabeth Ashley: The only thing...

The only thing I like about being an actress is acting.

Source: In The Last Word -...

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Greta Garbo: I'm afraid of...

Greta Garbo: I'm afraid of...

I'm afraid of nothing except being bored.

Source: Garbo to Robert Taylor in...

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Lynn Fontanne: One reason we...

Lynn Fontanne: One reason we...

One reason we lasted so long is that we usually played two people who were very much in love. As we were realistic...

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Minnie Maddern Fiske: Among the most...

Minnie Maddern Fiske: Among the most...

Among the most disheartening and dangerous of . . . advisors, you will often find those closest to you, your dearest...

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Maria Schell: I have come...

Maria Schell: I have come...

I have come finally to a simple philosophy of work. I enjoy what I do and do the best I can. That is...

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Maggie Smith: What was wrong...

Maggie Smith: What was wrong...

What was wrong with those people tonight? Never have I heard such a cacophony of coughs before! Is there an epidemic?...

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Emily Carr: You come into...

Emily Carr: You come into...

You come into the world alone and you go out of the world alone, yet it seems to me you are more alone while living...

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Grandma Moses: Painting's not important....

Grandma Moses: Painting's not important....

Painting's not important. The important thing is keeping busy.

Source: In Words of...

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Louise Nevelson: What we start...

Louise Nevelson: What we start...

What we start with is a conviction to fulfill our being. Horses, trees fulfill themselves. Why shouldn't...

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Bernice Fitz-Gibbon: Teenagers travel in...

Bernice Fitz-Gibbon: Teenagers travel in...

Teenagers travel in droves, packs, swarms. . . .To the librarian, they're a gaggle of geese. To the cook, they're a...

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Elizabeth Arden: Treat a horse...

Elizabeth Arden: Treat a horse...

Treat a horse like a woman and a woman like a horse. And they'll both win for you.

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Polly Adler: It's not the...

Polly Adler: It's not the...

It's not the college degree that makes a writer. The great thing is to have a story to...

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Sydney Biddle Barrows: Never say anything...

Sydney Biddle Barrows: Never say anything...

Never say anything on the phone that you wouldn't want your mother to hear at your trial.

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Katharine Graham: If we had...

Katharine Graham: If we had...

If we had failed to pursue the facts as far as they led, we would have denied the public any knowledge of an...

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Judith Jamison: I believe that...

Judith Jamison: I believe that...

I believe that this world was set about for us to enjoy and to love and to experience and to have it all be, to a...

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Gail Parent: Do you want...

Gail Parent: Do you want...

Do you want to live in a world where a man Iies about calories?

Source: The Facts,...

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Oprah Winfrey: Follow your instincts....

Oprah Winfrey: Follow your instincts....

Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.

Source: In The...

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