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Louise Nevelson: A woman may...

Louise Nevelson: A woman may...

A woman may not hit a ball stronger than a man, but it is different. I prize that...

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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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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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Tallulah Bankhead: I am as...

Tallulah Bankhead: I am as...

I am as pure as the driven slush.

Source:
-- Tallulah Bankhead, (Jan 31...

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Sophia Loren: Getting ahead in...

Sophia Loren: Getting ahead in...

Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent...

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Sarah Bernhardt: For the theatre...

Sarah Bernhardt: For the theatre...

For the theatre one needs long arms; it is better to have them too long than too short. An artiste with short arms can...

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Marianne Moore: Impatience is the...

Marianne Moore: Impatience is the...

Impatience is the mark of independence,
not of bondage.


Source: In The Speaker's...

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Nikki Giovanni: If now isn't...

Nikki Giovanni: If now isn't...

If now isn't a good time for the truth I don't see when we'll get to it.

Source: In...

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Charlotte Bronte: Better to be...

Charlotte Bronte: Better to be...

Better to be without logic than without feeling.

Source: The Professor, 1846.
--...

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Lorraine Hansberry: One cannot live...

Lorraine Hansberry: One cannot live...

One cannot live with sighted eyes and feeling heart and not know and read of the miseries which affect the...

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Rose Elizabeth Bird: My role isn't...

Rose Elizabeth Bird: My role isn't...

My role isn't to be politically smart. My role is to do what's right under the constitution. And if that's politically...

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Elizabeth Gould Davis: Men insist that...

Elizabeth Gould Davis: Men insist that...

Men insist that they don't mind women succeeding so long as they retain their femininity. Yet the qualities that men...

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Barbara Bush: I'm not saying...

Barbara Bush: I'm not saying...

I'm not saying to be happy you must be married. Nor am I saying that to be happy you need children. I'm saying that...

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Margaret Chase Smith: My basic rule...

Margaret Chase Smith: My basic rule...

My basic rule is to speak slowly and simply so that my audience has an opportunity to follow and think about what I am...

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Barbara Mikulski: The two-martinis-for-lunch bunch...

Barbara Mikulski: The two-martinis-for-lunch bunch...

The two-martinis-for-lunch bunch would love for us to fight each other over the resources they have made...

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Ella T Grasso: I am having...

Ella T Grasso: I am having...

I am having trouble managing the mansion. What I need is a wife.

Source: In Quotes...

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Martha Wright Griffiths: It is a...

Martha Wright Griffiths: It is a...

It is a different world and they [the Supreme Court] should speak for justice, not prejudice.... I seek justice, not...

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Edith Clara Summerskill: Prize-fighting is still...

Edith Clara Summerskill: Prize-fighting is still...

Prize-fighting is still accepted as a display worthy of a civilized people despite the fact that all those connected...

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Queen Mother Elizabeth: It has always...

Queen Mother Elizabeth: It has always...

It has always frightened me that people should love her so much.

Source: Of her...

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Elizabeth II: Let us not...

Elizabeth II: Let us not...

Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.

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