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Thelma Ritter: Between the late...

Thelma Ritter: Between the late...

Between the late late show at night and Dave Garroway in the morning, why, it seems like there ain't much...

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Maria Schell: I love the...

Maria Schell: I love the...

I love the United States, but I see here everything is measured by success, by how much money it makes, not the...

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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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Donna Reed: Bread that this...

Donna Reed: Bread that this...

Bread that this house may never know hunger, salt that life may always have flavor.

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Lynda Barry: Love will make...

Lynda Barry: Love will make...

Love will make a way out of no way.

Source: Big Ideas, 1983.
-- Lynda Barry,...

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Edith Head: I have yet...

Edith Head: I have yet...

I have yet to see one completely unspoiled star, except for the animals -- like Lassie.

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Coco Chanel: Material things aside,...

Coco Chanel: Material things aside,...

Material things aside, we need no advice but approval.

Source: Coco Chanel: Her...

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Diane Arbus: I really believe...

Diane Arbus: I really believe...

I really believe there are things nobody would see if I didn't photograph them.

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Rosabeth Moss Kanter: Too many people...

Rosabeth Moss Kanter: Too many people...

Too many people let others stand in their way and don't go back for one more try.

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Elizabeth Arden: I'm not interested...

Elizabeth Arden: I'm not interested...

I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you...

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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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Martha Graham: The past is...

Martha Graham: The past is...

The past is not dead; it is not even past. People live on inner time; the moment in which a decisive thought or...

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Marilyn Horne: Whenever you think...

Marilyn Horne: Whenever you think...

Whenever you think that you are getting too big for the people around you, remember all that separates you from the...

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Kathleen Turner: Being a sex...

Kathleen Turner: Being a sex...

Being a sex symbol has to do with an attitude, not looks. Most men think it's looks, most women know...

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Ruby Dee: Paradise is to...

Ruby Dee: Paradise is to...

Paradise is to be the ultimate instrument, fulfilling God's desperate intent that we love each other. The music people...

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Tallulah Bankhead: I am as...

Tallulah Bankhead: I am as...

I am as pure as the driven slush.

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-- Tallulah Bankhead, (Jan 31...

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Carol Burnett: I have always...

Carol Burnett: I have always...

I have always grown from my problems and challenges, from the things that don't work out, that's when I've really...

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Carol Burnett: Having a baby...

Carol Burnett: Having a baby...

Having a baby is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head.

Source:...

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Shirley Temple Black: I stopped believing...

Shirley Temple Black: I stopped believing...

I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for...

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Marlene Dietrich: I love quotations...

Marlene Dietrich: I love quotations...

I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by...

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