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Eliza Cook: I love it,...

Eliza Cook: I love it,...

I love it, I love it; and who shall dare
To chide me for loving that old arm-chair?


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Elizabeth Coatsworth: Only of one...

Elizabeth Coatsworth: Only of one...

Only of one thing I am sure:
when I dream
I am always ageless.


Source:...

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Joanna Baillie: He was not...

Joanna Baillie: He was not...

He was not all a father's heart could wish;
But oh, he was my son! my only son.


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Eleanor Robson Belmont: An actor rides...

Eleanor Robson Belmont: An actor rides...

An actor rides in a bus or railroad train; he sees a movement and applies it to a new role. The whole garment in which...

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Brigitte Bardot: Every age can...

Brigitte Bardot: Every age can...

Every age can be enchanting, provided you live within it.

Source: In The Wit &...

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Jacqueline Bisset: You need to...

Jacqueline Bisset: You need to...

You need to become a good listener. VERY VERY important. As you're working, you hear someone else's lines and how you...

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Ethel Barrymore: I never let...

Ethel Barrymore: I never let...

I never let them cough. They wouldn't dare.

Source: On control of audiences during...

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Sophia Loren: Getting ahead in...

Sophia Loren: Getting ahead in...

Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent...

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Jane Sherwood Ace: Home wasn't built...

Jane Sherwood Ace: Home wasn't built...

Home wasn't built in a day.

Source: Easy Aces Radio Show, 1928-1945; in The Fine...

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Mary Tyler Moore: Take chances, make...

Mary Tyler Moore: Take chances, make...

Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to...

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Mae West: I believe in...

Mae West: I believe in...

I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.

Source: In An Uncommon Scold,...

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Mary Astor: Once you start...

Mary Astor: Once you start...

Once you start asking questions, innocence is gone.

Source: A Life on Film,...

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Katharine Hepburn: If you always...

Katharine Hepburn: If you always...

If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.

Source: In The...

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Michelle Pfeiffer: You know, I...

Michelle Pfeiffer: You know, I...

You know, I look like a duck. I just do. And I'm not the only person who thinks that. It's the way my mouth sort of...

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Didi Conn: We stayed in...

Didi Conn: We stayed in...

We stayed in character all day long, we had everybody call us by our character's names . . . that gave us the creative...

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Grandma Moses: Painting's not important....

Grandma Moses: Painting's not important....

Painting's not important. The important thing is keeping busy.

Source: In Words of...

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Audiences are always...

Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Audiences are always...

Audiences are always better pleased with a smart retort, some joke or epigram, than with any amount of...

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Faith Popcorn: The trouble with...

Faith Popcorn: The trouble with...

The trouble with corporate America is that too many people with too much power live in a box (their home), travel the...

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Grace Hansen: Don't be afraid...

Grace Hansen: Don't be afraid...

Don't be afraid your life will end; be afraid that it will never begin.

Source:...

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Judith Jamison: Every dancer lives...

Judith Jamison: Every dancer lives...

Every dancer lives on the threshold of chucking it.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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