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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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Cher: Yes, it's a...

Cher: Yes, it's a...

Yes, it's a man's world, but that's all right because they're making a total mess of it. We're chipping away at their...

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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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Diane Arbus: Love involves a...

Diane Arbus: Love involves a...

Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding.

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Mary Kay Ash: Aerodynamically the bumblebee...

Mary Kay Ash: Aerodynamically the bumblebee...

Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know it, so it goes on flying...

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Elizabeth Arden: Nothing that costs...

Elizabeth Arden: Nothing that costs...

Nothing that costs only a dollar is worth having.

Source: In In Cosmetics the Old...

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Paula Nelson: Americans want action...

Paula Nelson: Americans want action...

Americans want action for their money. They are fascinated by its self-reproducing qualities if it's put to work . ....

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Susan RoAne: Networking is an...

Susan RoAne: Networking is an...

Networking is an enrichment program, not an entitlement program.

Source: In Words...

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Ruth Draper: He said I...

Ruth Draper: He said I...

He said I was the most sensitive person he had ever seen -- that I belonged to the hyper-hyper type and we rarely...

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Glenda Jackson: Acting is not...

Glenda Jackson: Acting is not...

Acting is not about dressing up. Acting is about stripping bare. The whole essence of learning lines is to forget...

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Debra Winger: I was never...

Debra Winger: I was never...

I was never afraid of failure after that because, I think, coming that close to death you get kissed. With the years,...

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Barbara Stanwyck: Egotism -- usually...

Barbara Stanwyck: Egotism -- usually...

Egotism -- usually just a case of mistaken nonentity.

Source: In The New Webster's...

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Barbara Stanwyck: There is a...

Barbara Stanwyck: There is a...

There is a point in portraying surface vulgarity where tragedy and comedy are very close.

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Shelley Long: I'm not as...

Shelley Long: I'm not as...

I'm not as klutzy as I used to be . . . . I've had visual therapy and all kinds of things to help, but I still wrap my...

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Didi Conn: We stayed in...

Didi Conn: We stayed in...

We stayed in character all day long, we had everybody call us by our character's names . . . that gave us the creative...

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Vera-Ellen: I'm not exactly...

Vera-Ellen: I'm not exactly...

I'm not exactly repulsive.

Source: As Judy Haynes in White Christmas, 1954.
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Mary Astor: Once you start...

Mary Astor: Once you start...

Once you start asking questions, innocence is gone.

Source: A Life on Film,...

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Katharine Hepburn: If you always...

Katharine Hepburn: If you always...

If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.

Source: In The...

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Lauren Bacall: I think your...

Lauren Bacall: I think your...

I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that.

Source:...

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Elizabeth Taylor: When people say,...

Elizabeth Taylor: When people say,...

When people say, She's got everything, I've got one answer: I haven't had tomorrow.

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