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Louisa May Alcott: Talent isn't genius...

Louisa May Alcott: Talent isn't genius...

Talent isn't genius and no amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great, or nothing. I won't be a commonplace...

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Gloria Naylor: One should be...

Gloria Naylor: One should be...

One should be able to return to the first sentence of a novel and find the resonances of the entire...

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Djuna Barnes: The priceless galaxy...

Djuna Barnes: The priceless galaxy...

The priceless galaxy of misinformation called the mind . . .

Source: In Webster's...

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Grace Murray Hopper: Leadership is a...

Grace Murray Hopper: Leadership is a...

Leadership is a two-way street, loyalty up and loyalty down. Respect for one's superiors; care for one's...

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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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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: 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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Elizabeth I: Anger makes dull...

Elizabeth I: Anger makes dull...

Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.

Source: In Apophthegms, by...

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Christina of Sweden: Nuns and married...

Christina of Sweden: Nuns and married...

Nuns and married women are equally unhappy, if in different ways.

Source: Maxims,...

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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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Katharine Hepburn: Life's what's important....

Katharine Hepburn: Life's what's important....

Life's what's important. Walking, houses, family. Birth and pain and joy. Acting's just waiting for a custard pie....

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Ava Gardner: After my screen...

Ava Gardner: After my screen...

After my screen test, the director clapped his hands gleefully and yelled, She can't talk! She can't act! She's...

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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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Maggie Smith: One went to...

Maggie Smith: One went to...

One went to school, one wanted to act, one started to act, and one's still acting.

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Jeane Kirkpatrick: History is a...

Jeane Kirkpatrick: History is a...

History is a better guide than good intentions.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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Audre Lorde: I train myself...

Audre Lorde: I train myself...

I train myself for triumph by knowing it is mine no matter what.

Source: The Cancer...

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Anna Letitia Barbauld: The dead of...

Anna Letitia Barbauld: The dead of...

The dead of midnight is the noon of thought.

Source: Poems, 1792.
-- Anna...

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Zora Neale Hurston: There is nothing...

Zora Neale Hurston: There is nothing...

There is nothing to make you like other human beings so much as doing things for them.

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Aphra Behn: Variety is the...

Aphra Behn: Variety is the...

Variety is the soul of pleasure.

Source: The Rover, Pt II. I
-- Aphra Behn, (Jul...

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Aphra Behn: Love's a thin...

Aphra Behn: Love's a thin...

Love's a thin diet, nor will keep out cold.

Source: The Lucky Chance, 1686.
--...

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