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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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Joan Rivers: Thank God we're...

Joan Rivers: Thank God we're...

Thank God we're living in a country where the sky's the limit, the stores are open late and you can shop in bed thanks...

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Rita Rudner: Men reach their...

Rita Rudner: Men reach their...

Men reach their sexual peak at eighteen. Women reach theirs at forty-five. Do you get the feeling God is playing a...

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Reba McEntire: When onstage, I...

Reba McEntire: When onstage, I...

When onstage, I always try to take my audience through as many emotions as I possibly can. I want them to go from...

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Joan Baez: You don't get...

Joan Baez: You don't get...

You don't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you're going to live....

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Harriet Van Horne: There are days...

Harriet Van Horne: There are days...

There are days when any electrical appliance in the house, including the vacuum cleaner, seems to offer more...

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Harriet Van Horne: The time of...

Harriet Van Horne: The time of...

The time of the rack and the screws is come. Summer television has set in with its usual severity. And the small...

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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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Anne Frank: I keep my...

Anne Frank: I keep my...

I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at...

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Isabelle Eberhardt: The farther behind...

Isabelle Eberhardt: The farther behind...

The farther behind I leave the past, the closer I am to forging my own character.

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Diane Trilling: There's much to...

Diane Trilling: There's much to...

There's much to be said for challenging fate instead of ducking behind it.

Source:...

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Judith Martin: Honesty has come...

Judith Martin: Honesty has come...

Honesty has come to mean the privilege of insulting you to your face without expecting...

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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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Emma Goldman: When we can't...

Emma Goldman: When we can't...

When we can't dream any longer, we die.

Source: In Words of Women Quotations for...

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Florence Nightingale: I attribute my...

Florence Nightingale: I attribute my...

I attribute my success to this -- I never gave or took any excuse.

Source: In The...

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Peggy Noonan: Great speeches have...

Peggy Noonan: Great speeches have...

Great speeches have always had great soundbites. The problem now is that the young technicians who put together...

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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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Margaret Oliphant: [E]mbarrassment and perplexity...

Margaret Oliphant: [E]mbarrassment and perplexity...

[E]mbarrassment and perplexity are a kind of natural accompaniment to life and movement; and it is better to be driven...

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Jeanne-Marie Roland: A fondness for...

Jeanne-Marie Roland: A fondness for...

A fondness for satire indicates a mind pleased with irritating others; for myself, I never could find amusement in...

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Babe Didrikson Zaharias: A couple of...

Babe Didrikson Zaharias: A couple of...

A couple of hours of practice is worth ten sloppy rounds.

Source: In The Golfer's...

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