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Lana Turner: The truth is,...

Lana Turner: The truth is,...

The truth is, sex doesn't mean that much to me now.

Source: In An Uncommon Scold,...

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Marilyn Monroe: Men are so...

Marilyn Monroe: Men are so...

Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Sophia Loren: The two big...

Sophia Loren: The two big...

The two big advantages I had at birth were to have been born wise and to have been born in...

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Adelaide A Proctor: Seated one day...

Adelaide A Proctor: Seated one day...

Seated one day at the organ,
I was weary and ill at ease,
And my fingers wandered idly
Over the noisy...

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Joanna Baillie: Sweet sleep be...

Joanna Baillie: Sweet sleep be...

Sweet sleep be with us, one and all!
And if upon its stillness fall
The visions of a busy brain,
We'll have...

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Mari Evans: If we have...

Mari Evans: If we have...

If we have the Word let us
say it
If we have the Word let us
be it
If we have the Word let...

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Tina Turner: Sometimes you've got...

Tina Turner: Sometimes you've got...

Sometimes you've got to let everything go -- purge yourself. If you are unhappy with anything . . . whatever is...

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Cher: I can trust...

Cher: I can trust...

I can trust my friends. . . . These people force me to examine myself, encourage me to...

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Mary Todd Lincoln: My evil genius...

Mary Todd Lincoln: My evil genius...

My evil genius Procrastination has whispered me to tarry 'til a more convenient season.

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Imelda Marcos: I get so...

Imelda Marcos: I get so...

I get so tired listening to one million dollars here, one million dollars there, it's so...

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Mae West: To err is...

Mae West: To err is...

To err is human, but it feels divine.

Source: The Wit and Wisdom of Mae West.
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Helen Hayes: An actress always...

Helen Hayes: An actress always...

An actress always knows when she's hit it and mostly you haven't; but once or twice I think I hit it right, so maybe...

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Marlo Thomas: One of the...

Marlo Thomas: One of the...

One of the things about equality is not just that you be treated equally to a man, but that you treat yourself equally...

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Sally Field: It took me...

Sally Field: It took me...

It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.

Source: In...

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Michelle Pfeiffer: When you're young...

Michelle Pfeiffer: When you're young...

When you're young and have a dream, it's pretty simplistic. You don't think about or have any way of knowing...

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Claudette Colbert: Men don't get...

Claudette Colbert: Men don't get...

Men don't get smarter when they grow older. They just lose their hair.

Source: In...

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Hermione Gingold: Fighting is essentially...

Hermione Gingold: Fighting is essentially...

Fighting is essentially a masculine idea; a woman's weapon is her tongue.

Source:...

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Joan Collins: Dynasty was the...

Joan Collins: Dynasty was the...

Dynasty was the opportunity to take charge of my career rather than waiting around like a library book waiting to be...

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Joan Collins: I've never yet...

Joan Collins: I've never yet...

I've never yet met a man who could look after me. I don't need a husband. What I need is a...

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Rosalind Russell: Flops are a...

Rosalind Russell: Flops are a...

Flops are a part of life's menu and I've never been a girl to miss out on any of the...

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