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Charlotte Bunch: America is like...

Charlotte Bunch: America is like...

America is like an unfaithful lover who promised us more than we got.

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Kate Millett: Because of our...

Kate Millett: Because of our...

Because of our social circumstances, male and female are really two cultures and their life experiences are utterly...

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Mary Harris Mother Jones: We must stand...

Mary Harris Mother Jones: We must stand...

We must stand together; if we don't, there will be no victory for any one of us.

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Helen Keller: A child ....

Helen Keller: A child ....

A child . . . must feel the flush of victory and the heart-sinking of disappointment before he takes with a will to...

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Dorothy Parker: She was always...

Dorothy Parker: She was always...

She was always pleased to have him come and
never sorry to see him go.


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Patricia Fripp: It amazes me...

Patricia Fripp: It amazes me...

It amazes me that most people spend more time planning next summer's vacation than they do planning the rest of their...

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Peg Bracken: This wild emaciated...

Peg Bracken: This wild emaciated...

This wild emaciated look appeals to some women, though not to many men, who are seldom seen pinning up a Vogue...

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Anne Frank: How wonderful it...

Anne Frank: How wonderful it...

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the...

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Marie de Sevigne: It is sometimes...

Marie de Sevigne: It is sometimes...

It is sometimes best to slip over thoughts and not go to the bottom of them.
(Il faut glisser sur les pense?s et ne...

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Coco Chanel: Success is often...

Coco Chanel: Success is often...

Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.

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Ruth Etting: It pays to...

Ruth Etting: It pays to...

It pays to advertise
That's what they say,
and so I'll advertise my heart.


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Pearl Bailey: The fact is...

Pearl Bailey: The fact is...

The fact is that it takes more than ingredients and technique to cook a good meal. A good cook puts something of...

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: It helped her...

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: It helped her...

It helped her [Caroline] learn that something you create yourself is the best kind of...

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Sharon Stone: Real happiness comes...

Sharon Stone: Real happiness comes...

Real happiness comes from inside. Nobody can give it to you.

Source: Parade,...

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Edith Evans: A successful artist...

Edith Evans: A successful artist...

A successful artist of any kind has to work so hard that she is justified in refusing to lay down her sceptre until...

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Mae West: I only like...

Mae West: I only like...

I only like two kinds of men; domestic and foreign.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Lillian Gish: Never get caught...

Lillian Gish: Never get caught...

Never get caught acting.

Source:
-- Lillian Gish, (Oct 14 1893-1993), US...

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Lily Tomlin: Don't be afraid...

Lily Tomlin: Don't be afraid...

Don't be afraid of missing opportunities. Behind every failure is an opportunity somebody wishes they had...

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Barbra Streisand: I was a...

Barbra Streisand: I was a...

I was a personality before I became a person. I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy...

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Shirley Jones: We can't negate...

Shirley Jones: We can't negate...

We can't negate television. Unfortunately, I do feel in many ways that it did kill my movie career. It did do that....

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