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Marjorie Main: Pa ain't much...

Marjorie Main: Pa ain't much...

Pa ain't much for working and the rest the youngen's seem to take after him.

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Anouk Aimee: You can only...

Anouk Aimee: You can only...

You can only perceive real beauty in a person as they get older.

Source: In The...

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Louise Brooks: I never gave...

Louise Brooks: I never gave...

I never gave away anything without wishing I had kept it; nor kept it without wishing I had given it...

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Tallulah Bankhead: I am as...

Tallulah Bankhead: I am as...

I am as pure as the driven slush.

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-- Tallulah Bankhead, (Jan 31...

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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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Raquel Welch: You can't fake...

Raquel Welch: You can't fake...

You can't fake listening. It shows.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic Reference...

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: I always wanted...

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: I always wanted...

I always wanted to be some kind of writer or newspaper reporter. But after college . . . I did other...

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Rachel Donaldson Jackson: I would rather...

Rachel Donaldson Jackson: I would rather...

I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of God than live in that palace at Washington.

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Rosalynn Carter: I had already...

Rosalynn Carter: I had already...

I had already learned from more than a decade of political life that I was going to be criticized no matter what I...

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Eleanor Roosevelt: It is not...

Eleanor Roosevelt: It is not...

It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.

Source:...

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Barbara Jordan: If you're going...

Barbara Jordan: If you're going...

If you're going to play the game [politics] properly, you'd better know every rule.

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Shirley Chisholm: At present, our...

Shirley Chisholm: At present, our...

At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere...

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Elizabeth I: Anger makes dull...

Elizabeth I: Anger makes dull...

Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.

Source: In Apophthegms, by...

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Elizabeth I: I know I...

Elizabeth I: I know I...

I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of...

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Christina of Sweden: It is necessary...

Christina of Sweden: It is necessary...

It is necessary to try to surpass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as...

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Elizabeth II: To what greater...

Elizabeth II: To what greater...

To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house,...

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Nancy Astor: My vigor, vitality,...

Nancy Astor: My vigor, vitality,...

My vigor, vitality, and cheek repel me. I am the kind of woman I would run away from.

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Toni Cade Bambara: The job of...

Toni Cade Bambara: The job of...

The job of the writer is to make revolution irresistible.

Source: In Famous Black...

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Mary McLeod Bethune: Cease to be...

Mary McLeod Bethune: Cease to be...

Cease to be a drudge, seek to be an artist.

Source: In Famous Black Quotations, ed....

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Mary Wortley Montagu: It was formerly...

Mary Wortley Montagu: It was formerly...

It was formerly a terrifying view to me that I should one day be an old woman. I now find that Nature has provided...

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