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Bonnie Blair: I'm definitely going...

Bonnie Blair: I'm definitely going...

I'm definitely going to miss hearing the sound of that gun.

Source: On her...

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Chris Evert Lloyd: The great high...

Chris Evert Lloyd: The great high...

The great high of winning Wimbledon lasts for about a week. You go down in the record book, but you don't have...

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Martina Navratilova: I just try...

Martina Navratilova: I just try...

I just try to concentrate on concentrating.

Source: In US Magazine, 20 Oct...

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Amelia Earhart: Adventure is worthwhile...

Amelia Earhart: Adventure is worthwhile...

Adventure is worthwhile in itself.

Source: From a collection of quotations found on...

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Lily Tomlin: Sometimes I feel...

Lily Tomlin: Sometimes I feel...

Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination.

Source: In Webster's...

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Abigail Adams: Wisdom and penetration...

Abigail Adams: Wisdom and penetration...

Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call...

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Greta Garbo: Is there anything...

Greta Garbo: Is there anything...

Is there anything better than to be longing for something, when you know it is within...

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Anne Bradstreet: A prosperous state...

Anne Bradstreet: A prosperous state...

A prosperous state makes a secure Christian, but adversity makes him Consider.

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Joyce A Myers: A #2 pencil...

Joyce A Myers: A #2 pencil...

A #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Est?e Lauder: When you stop...

Est?e Lauder: When you stop...

When you stop talking, you've lost your customer. When you turn your back, you've lost...

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Est?e Lauder: Never just run...

Est?e Lauder: Never just run...

Never just run out for a few minutes without looking your best. This is not vanity -- it's self-liking. Your face is...

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Kathy Ireland: Modeling was another...

Kathy Ireland: Modeling was another...

Modeling was another job like some of the other ones I had. Working as a cashier, I delivered newspapers, I worked in...

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Elsa Schiaparelli: Eating is not...

Elsa Schiaparelli: Eating is not...

Eating is not merely a material pleasure. Eating well gives a spectacular joy to life and contributes immensely to...

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Sydney Biddle Barrows: I ran the...

Sydney Biddle Barrows: I ran the...

I ran the wrong kind of business, but I did it with integrity.

Source: Quoted by...

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Emily Post: Ideal conversation must...

Emily Post: Ideal conversation must...

Ideal conversation must be an exchange of thought, and not, as many of those who worry most about their shortcomings...

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Mae West: If I asked...

Mae West: If I asked...

If I asked for a cup of coffee, someone would search for the double meaning.

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Marilyn Monroe: I've always felt...

Marilyn Monroe: I've always felt...

I've always felt those articles somehow reveal more about the writers than they do about...

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Bette Midler: I wouldn't say...

Bette Midler: I wouldn't say...

I wouldn't say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high...

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Wilma Pearl Mankiller: I've run into...

Wilma Pearl Mankiller: I've run into...

I've run into more discrimination as a woman than as an Indian.

Source: In Words of...

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Lauren Bacall: I used to...

Lauren Bacall: I used to...

I used to tremble from nerves so badly that the only way I could hold my head steady was to lower my chin practically...

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