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George Sand: He who draws...

George Sand: He who draws...

He who draws noble delights from the sentiments of poetry is a true poet, though he has never written a line in all...

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Iris Murdoch: All artists dream...

Iris Murdoch: All artists dream...

All artists dream of a silence which they must enter, as some creatures return to the sea to...

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Lana Turner: I'm so gullible....

Lana Turner: I'm so gullible....

I'm so gullible. I'm so damn gullible. And I am so sick, of me being gullible.

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Lena Horne: It's ill-becoming for...

Lena Horne: It's ill-becoming for...

It's ill-becoming for an old broad to sing about how bad she wants it. But occasionally we...

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Pearl Bailey: I see their...

Pearl Bailey: I see their...

I see their souls, and I hold them in my hands, and because I love them they weigh nothing. [on...

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Barbara Bush: Somewhere out in...

Barbara Bush: Somewhere out in...

Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow my footsteps, and preside over the White...

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Barbara Bush: I married the...

Barbara Bush: I married the...

I married the first man I ever kissed. When I tell this to my children they just about throw...

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Jane Fonda: It's never too...

Jane Fonda: It's never too...

It's never too late -- never too late to start over, never too late to be happy.

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Liza Minnelli: Whenever we were...

Liza Minnelli: Whenever we were...

Whenever we were on a plane, we had a family.

Source: On life with her mother Judy...

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Bessie Smith: No time to...

Bessie Smith: No time to...

No time to marry, no time to settle down;
I'm a young woman, and I ain't done runnin'...

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Phyllis Diller: Cleaning your house...

Phyllis Diller: Cleaning your house...

Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops...

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Rita Rudner: Someday I want...

Rita Rudner: Someday I want...

Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to...

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Rita Rudner: Men reach their...

Rita Rudner: Men reach their...

Men reach their sexual peak at eighteen. Women reach theirs at forty-five. Do you get the feeling God is playing a...

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Josephine Baker: Beautiful? It's all...

Josephine Baker: Beautiful? It's all...

Beautiful? It's all a question of luck. I was born with good legs. As for the rest . . . beautiful, no. Amusing,...

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Patti Smith: Rock n' roll...

Patti Smith: Rock n' roll...

Rock n' roll is dream soup, what's your brand?

Source: In An Uncommon Scold, by...

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Kathe Kollwitz: Genius can probably...

Kathe Kollwitz: Genius can probably...

Genius can probably run on ahead and seek out new ways. But the good artists who follow after genius - and I count...

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Georgia O'Keeffe: When you take...

Georgia O'Keeffe: When you take...

When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment.

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Diane Arbus: My favorite thing...

Diane Arbus: My favorite thing...

My favorite thing is to go where I've never been.

Source: In Diane Arbus: An...

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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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Lauren Bacall: Looking at yourself...

Lauren Bacall: Looking at yourself...

Looking at yourself in a mirror isn't exactly a study of life.

Source: In Daily...

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