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Pat Nixon: I'll have to...

Pat Nixon: I'll have to...

I'll have to have a room of my own. Nobody could sleep with Dick. He wakes up during the night, switches on the...

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Imelda Marcos: Life is not...

Imelda Marcos: Life is not...

Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country,...

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Lorraine Hansberry: Take away the...

Lorraine Hansberry: Take away the...

Take away the violence and who will hear the men of peace?

Source:
-- Lorraine...

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Aphra Behn: Money speaks sense...

Aphra Behn: Money speaks sense...

Money speaks sense in a language all nations understand.

Source: The Rover,...

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Emily Dickinson: Nature is what...

Emily Dickinson: Nature is what...

Nature is what we know -
Yet have not art to say -
So impotent our wisdom is
To her...

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Anne Bradstreet: And he...

Anne Bradstreet: And he...

And he that knowes the most, cloth still bemoan
He knows not all that here is to be...

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Candice Bergen: When are you...

Candice Bergen: When are you...

When are you going to realize that if it doesn't apply to me it doesn't matter?

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Ilka Chase: You can always...

Ilka Chase: You can always...

You can always spot a well-informed man -- his views are the same as yours.

Source:...

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Gypsy Rose Lee: God is love,...

Gypsy Rose Lee: God is love,...

God is love, but get it in writing.

Source: Attributed.
-- Gypsy Rose Lee, (Feb...

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Joan Rivers: After we made...

Joan Rivers: After we made...

After we made love he took a piece of chalk and made an outline of my body.

Source:...

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Gail Parent: She knew what...

Gail Parent: She knew what...

She knew what all smart women knew: Laughter made you live better and longer.

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Zsa Zsa Gabor: To a smart...

Zsa Zsa Gabor: To a smart...

To a smart girl men are no problem -- they're the answer.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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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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Debra Winger: I push for...

Debra Winger: I push for...

I push for what I think can be the best, and if I feel they're not going for the best, it kills...

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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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Maggie Smith: One went to...

Maggie Smith: One went to...

One went to school, one wanted to act, one started to act, and one's still acting.

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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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Shirley Booth: I much prefer...

Shirley Booth: I much prefer...

I much prefer being a man. Women have to spend so much time pulling themselves together, and their shoes kill your...

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Amy Lowell: Art is the...

Amy Lowell: Art is the...

Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives...

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Eleanor Robson Belmont: An actor rides...

Eleanor Robson Belmont: An actor rides...

An actor rides in a bus or railroad train; he sees a movement and applies it to a new role. The whole garment in which...

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