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Lynn Fontanne: I lied to...

Lynn Fontanne: I lied to...

I lied to everybody. I lie very well, being an actress, naturally.

Source: On...

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Dorothy L Sayers: A human being...

Dorothy L Sayers: A human being...

A human being must have occupation if he or she is not to become a nuisance to the world.

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Elizabeth Asquith Bibesco: It is never...

Elizabeth Asquith Bibesco: It is never...

It is never any good dwelling on goodbyes. It is not the being together it prolongs, it is the...

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Marjorie Rosen: Which is strongest...

Marjorie Rosen: Which is strongest...

Which is strongest the reality out of which the illusion is created, the celluloid illusion itself, or the need for...

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Shirley Hufstedler: The rhythm of...

Shirley Hufstedler: The rhythm of...

The rhythm of life is intricate but orderly, tenacious but fragile. To keep that in mind is to build the key to...

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Etty Hillesum: I do believe...

Etty Hillesum: I do believe...

I do believe it is possible to create, even without ever writing a word or painting a picture, by simply molding one's...

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Katherine Mansfield: The mind I...

Katherine Mansfield: The mind I...

The mind I love must have wild places, a tangled orchard where dark damsons drop in the heavy grass, an overgrown...

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Louisa May Alcott: People want to...

Louisa May Alcott: People want to...

People want to be amused, not preached at, you know. Morals don't sell nowadays.

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Charlotte Forten Grimke: Let me not...

Charlotte Forten Grimke: Let me not...

Let me not forget again that I came not here for friendly sympathy or for anything else but to work, and to work hard....

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Maria Montessori: We teachers can...

Maria Montessori: We teachers can...

We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master.

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Elizabeth Gould Davis: The fact is...

Elizabeth Gould Davis: The fact is...

The fact is that men need women more than women need men; and so, aware of this fact, man has sought to keep woman...

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Christa McAuliffe: I cannot join...

Christa McAuliffe: I cannot join...

I cannot join the space program and restart my life as an astronaut, but this opportunity to connect my abilities as...

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Barbara De Angelis: No one is...

Barbara De Angelis: No one is...

No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or...

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Edith Hamilton: To be able...

Edith Hamilton: To be able...

To be able to be caught up into the world of thought -- that is being educated.

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Natalie Clifford Barney: Novels are longer...

Natalie Clifford Barney: Novels are longer...

Novels are longer than life.

Source: In Adam, no. 299, On Writing and Writers,...

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Corazon Aquino: Reconciliation should be...

Corazon Aquino: Reconciliation should be...

Reconciliation should be accompanied by justice, otherwise it will not last. While we all hope for peace it shouldn't...

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Geraldine Ferraro: We've chosen the...

Geraldine Ferraro: We've chosen the...

We've chosen the path to equality, don't let them turn us around.

Source: In Words...

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Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The formula for...

Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The formula for...

The formula for success is simple: practice and concentration then more practice and more...

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Chris Evert Lloyd: I always looked...

Chris Evert Lloyd: I always looked...

I always looked ahead.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations Library,...

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Angelina Grimke: If a law...

Angelina Grimke: If a law...

If a law commands me to sin I will break it; if it calls me to suffer, I will let it take its course...

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