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Judy Blume: My only advice...

Judy Blume: My only advice...

My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully and yell for help if you need it.

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Judy Blume: No place has...

Judy Blume: No place has...

No place has delicatessen like New York.

Source: Are You There, God? It's Me,...

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Toni Cade Bambara: Old folks are...

Toni Cade Bambara: Old folks are...

Old folks are the nation.

Source:
-- Toni Cade Bambara, (Mar 25 1939-1995), US...

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Estelle Ramey: I don't mind...

Estelle Ramey: I don't mind...

I don't mind . . . the fun and games of being treated like a fragile flower. But as a physiologist working with the...

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Jane Fonda: You can do...

Jane Fonda: You can do...

You can do one of two things; just shut up, which is something I don't find easy, or learn an awful lot very fast...

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Shirley Jones: Well, television is...

Shirley Jones: Well, television is...

Well, television is what it is. Let's face it. I had done 25 motion pictures prior to The Partridge Family and nobody...

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Julie Andrews: It is not...

Julie Andrews: It is not...

It is not enough to reach for the brass ring. You must also enjoy the merry go round.

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Joan Rivers: I hate housework!...

Joan Rivers: I hate housework!...

I hate housework! You make the beds, you do the dishes --and six months later you have to start all over...

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Lucille Ball: Love yourself first...

Lucille Ball: Love yourself first...

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in...

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Jane Wagner: A sobering thought:...

Jane Wagner: A sobering thought:...

A sobering thought: What if, right at this very moment, I am living up to my full...

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Hazel Scott: There's a time...

Hazel Scott: There's a time...

There's a time when you have to explain to your children why they're born, and it's a marvelous thing if you know the...

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Maya Ying Lin: To fly we...

Maya Ying Lin: To fly we...

To fly we have to have resistance.

Source:
-- Maya Ying Lin, (Oct 5 1959-____),...

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Martha Graham: Dance is the...

Martha Graham: Dance is the...

Dance is the hidden language of the soul.

Source: Interview The New York...

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Lotte Lehmann: But to me...

Lotte Lehmann: But to me...

But to me the actual sound of the words is all important; I feel always that the words complete the music and must...

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Dodie Smith: I have found...

Dodie Smith: I have found...

I have found that sitting in a place where you have never sat before can be inspiring.

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Charlotte Bronte: Look twice before...

Charlotte Bronte: Look twice before...

Look twice before you leap.

Source: Shirley, ch. 9, 1849.
-- Charlotte Bronte,...

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Hannah Cowley: The charms of...

Hannah Cowley: The charms of...

The charms of women were never more powerful never inspired such achievements, as in those immortal periods, when they...

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Alice Duer Miller: Men are too...

Alice Duer Miller: Men are too...

Men are too emotional to vote. Their conduct at baseball games and political conventions shows this . ....

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Alice Duer Miller: Listening is not...

Alice Duer Miller: Listening is not...

Listening is not merely not talking, though even that is beyond most of our powers; it means taking a vigorous, human...

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Mari Evans: I am a...

Mari Evans: I am a...

I am a black woman
the music of my song
some sweet arpeggio of tears
is written in a minor key
and...

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