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Eliza Cook: Whom do we...

Eliza Cook: Whom do we...

Whom do we dub as Gentleman?
The Knave, the fool, the brute --
If they but own full tithe of gold,
and Wear a...

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Louise Brooks: I never gave...

Louise Brooks: I never gave...

I never gave away anything without wishing I had kept it; nor kept it without wishing I had given it...

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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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Mary Tyler Moore: I'm not an...

Mary Tyler Moore: I'm not an...

I'm not an actress who can create a character. I play me.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Amy Lowell: All books are...

Amy Lowell: All books are...

All books are either dreams or swords,
You can cut, or you can drug, with words.


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Christina Aguilera: I'm experimental by...

Christina Aguilera: I'm experimental by...

I'm experimental by nature . . . always exploring my creativity.

Source: Interview...

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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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Martha Washington: I very linearly...

Martha Washington: I very linearly...

I very linearly [sic] wish you would exert yourself so as to keep all your matters in order your self without...

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Gail Parent: Fact: Girls who...

Gail Parent: Fact: Girls who...

Fact: Girls who are having a good sex thing stay in New York. The rest want to spend their summer vacations in...

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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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Brigitte Bardot: I leave before...

Brigitte Bardot: I leave before...

I leave before being left. I decide.

Source: In Newsweek, 5 Mar 1973.
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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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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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Patricia Neal: [Hollywood] always sounds...

Patricia Neal: [Hollywood] always sounds...

[Hollywood] always sounds glamorous when you're young.

Source: In TIme, 20 Mar...

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Kirstie Alley: I don't think...

Kirstie Alley: I don't think...

I don't think that [children are] any more resilent than anyone else. They're just people with little...

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Maya Ying Lin: Architecture is like...

Maya Ying Lin: Architecture is like...

Architecture is like a mythical fantastic. It has to be experienced. It can't be described. We can draw it up and we...

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Grandma Moses: If I didn't...

Grandma Moses: If I didn't...

If I didn't start painting, I would have raised chickens.

Source: Grandma Moses, My...

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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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Berenice Abbott: Photography helps people...

Berenice Abbott: Photography helps people...

Photography helps people to see.

Source: In Berenice Abbott: An American Matter,...

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Barbara Hepworth: [My works are]...

Barbara Hepworth: [My works are]...

[My works are] an imitation of my own past and present and of my own creative vitality as I experience them in one...

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