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Hedda Hopper: Two of the...

Hedda Hopper: Two of the...

Two of the cruelest, most primitive punishments our town deals out to those who fall from favor are the empty mailbox...

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Berenice Abbott: I am so...

Berenice Abbott: I am so...

I am so fascinated with this century it will help keep me alive. I'll be there until the last minute,...

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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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Susan RoAne: They say, You...

Susan RoAne: They say, You...

They say, You can't give a smile away; it always comes back. The same is true of a kind word or a conversation...

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Dorothy L Sayers: There certainly does...

Dorothy L Sayers: There certainly does...

There certainly does seem a possibility that the detective story will come to an end, simply because the public will...

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Margaret Walker: Friends and good...

Margaret Walker: Friends and good...

Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go.

Source: Ji`bilee,...

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Mary Renault: The perpetual stream...

Mary Renault: The perpetual stream...

The perpetual stream of human nature is formed into ever-changing shallows, eddies, falls and pools by the land over...

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Carolyn Wells: We should live...

Carolyn Wells: We should live...

We should live and learn; but by the time we've learned, it's too late to live.

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Lydia M Child: Every man deems...

Lydia M Child: Every man deems...

Every man deems that he has precisely the trials and temptations which are the hardest of all others for him to bear;...

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Mary McLeod Bethune: Cease to be...

Mary McLeod Bethune: Cease to be...

Cease to be a drudge, seek to be an artist.

Source: In Famous Black Quotations, ed....

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Joyce Brothers: Trust your hunches...

Joyce Brothers: Trust your hunches...

Trust your hunches . . . Hunches are usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level. Warning! Do...

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Mary Catherine Bateson: There are few...

Mary Catherine Bateson: There are few...

There are few things as toxic as a bad metaphor. You can't think without metaphors.

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Eleanor Roosevelt: No one can...

Eleanor Roosevelt: No one can...

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Source: This is My Story,...

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Barbara Jordan: I live a...

Barbara Jordan: I live a...

I live a day at a time. Each day I look for a kernel of excitement. In the morning, I say: 'What is my exciting thing...

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Barbara Jordan: I never intended...

Barbara Jordan: I never intended...

I never intended to become a run-of-the-mill person.

Source:
-- Barbara Jordan,...

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Michelle Obama: One of the...

Michelle Obama: One of the...

One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says...

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Ann Richards: I believe in...

Ann Richards: I believe in...

I believe in recovery, and I believe that as a role model I have the responsibility to let young people know that you...

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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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Queen Mother Elizabeth: Cowards falter, but...

Queen Mother Elizabeth: Cowards falter, but...

Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.

Source: In...

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Nancy Astor: Pioneers may be...

Nancy Astor: Pioneers may be...

Pioneers may be picturesque figures, but they are often rather lonely ones.

Source:...

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