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Christina Baldwin: Spiritual love is...

Christina Baldwin: Spiritual love is...

Spiritual love is a position of standing with one hand extended into the universe and one hand extended into the...

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Sara Jeannette Duncan: A human being...

Sara Jeannette Duncan: A human being...

A human being isn't an orchid, he must draw something from the soil he grows in.

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Grace Paley: I often see...

Grace Paley: I often see...

I often see through things right to the apparition itself.

Source: Enormous Changes...

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Barbara Ehrenreich: A child is...

Barbara Ehrenreich: A child is...

A child is not a salmon mousse. A child is a temporarily disabled and stunted version of a larger person, whom you...

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Maya Angelou: The most called-upon...

Maya Angelou: The most called-upon...

The most called-upon prerequisite of a friend is an accessible ear.

Source: The...

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Kate Chopin: To be an...

Kate Chopin: To be an...

To be an artist includes much; one must possess many gifts -- absolute gifts -- which have been acquired by one's own...

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Susan Sontag: A fiction about...

Susan Sontag: A fiction about...

A fiction about soft or easy deaths. . . is part of the mythology of most diseases that are not considered shameful or...

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Susan Sontag: Any critic is...

Susan Sontag: Any critic is...

Any critic is entitled to wrong judgments, of course. But certain lapses of judgment indicate the radical failure of...

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Judith Martin: The simple idea...

Judith Martin: The simple idea...

The simple idea that everyone needs a reasonable amount of challenging work in his or her life, and also a personal...

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Patricia Fripp: Saying yes to...

Patricia Fripp: Saying yes to...

Saying yes to yourself means acknowledging what you have that's good and working on the things that...

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Barbara Ehrenreich: In economics, we...

Barbara Ehrenreich: In economics, we...

In economics, we borrowed from the Bourbons; in foreign policy, we drew on themes fashioned by the nomad warriors of...

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Gail Sheehy: Creativity can be...

Gail Sheehy: Creativity can be...

Creativity can be described as letting go of certainties.

Source: In Artists in...

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Coco Chanel: In order to...

Coco Chanel: In order to...

In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.

Source: Coco Chanel: Her...

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Anna Pavlova: What exactly is...

Anna Pavlova: What exactly is...

What exactly is success? For me it is to be found not in applause, but in the satisfaction of feeling that one is...

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Margot Fonteyn: Minor things can...

Margot Fonteyn: Minor things can...

Minor things can become moments of great revelation when encountered for the first time.

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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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Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood is a...

Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood is a...

Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a 1000 dollars for a kiss and 50 cents for your...

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Betty Grable: You're better off...

Betty Grable: You're better off...

You're better off betting on a horse than betting on a man. A horse may not be able to hold you tight, but he doesn't...

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Marian Anderson: Every one has...

Marian Anderson: Every one has...

Every one has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a good friend.

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Marian Anderson: You lose a...

Marian Anderson: You lose a...

You lose a lot of time hating people.

Source: In The New York Times, 18 Apr...

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