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Oprah Winfrey: For everyone of...

Oprah Winfrey: For everyone of...

For everyone of us that succeeds, it's because there's somebody there to show you the way...

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Barbara Bush: Somewhere out in...

Barbara Bush: Somewhere out in...

Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow my footsteps, and preside over the White...

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Lana Turner: A gentleman is...

Lana Turner: A gentleman is...

A gentleman is simply a patient wolf.

Source: In 2,715 One-Line Quotations for...

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Sophia Loren: When you are...

Sophia Loren: When you are...

When you are a mother you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for...

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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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Sarah Bernhardt: Life begets life....

Sarah Bernhardt: Life begets life....

Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.

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Brigitte Bardot: I gave my...

Brigitte Bardot: I gave my...

I gave my beauty and my youth to men. I am going to give my wisdom and experience to...

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Jean Harlow: HARLOW: I was...

Jean Harlow: HARLOW: I was...

HARLOW: I was reading a book the other day . . . the guy said machinery is going to take the place of every...

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Geena Davis: Something's like crossed...

Geena Davis: Something's like crossed...

Something's like crossed over in me and I can't go back. I couldn't live.

Source:...

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Anne Baxter: Idleness is a...

Anne Baxter: Idleness is a...

Idleness is a constant sin, and labor is a duty. Idleness is the devil's home for temptation and for unprofitable,...

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Kim Cattrall: If you stick...

Kim Cattrall: If you stick...

If you stick with a vision, it might not all work, but some of it will be absolute genius. To me, 15 minutes worth of...

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Phyllis Diller: Always be nice...

Phyllis Diller: Always be nice...

Always be nice to your children because they are the ones who will choose your rest home.

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Rita Rudner: Men reach their...

Rita Rudner: Men reach their...

Men reach their sexual peak at eighteen. Women reach theirs at forty-five. Do you get the feeling God is playing a...

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Gail Parent: She knew what...

Gail Parent: She knew what...

She knew what all smart women knew: Laughter made you live better and longer.

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Emily Carr: You come into...

Emily Carr: You come into...

You come into the world alone and you go out of the world alone, yet it seems to me you are more alone while living...

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Coco Chanel: Youth is something...

Coco Chanel: Youth is something...

Youth is something very new: twenty years ago, no one mentioned it.

Source: quoted...

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Georgia O'Keeffe: Most people in...

Georgia O'Keeffe: Most people in...

Most people in the city rush around so, they have no time to look at a flower. I want them to see it whether they want...

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Diane Arbus: My favorite thing...

Diane Arbus: My favorite thing...

My favorite thing is to go where I've never been.

Source: In Diane Arbus: An...

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Barbara Hepworth: I must always...

Barbara Hepworth: I must always...

I must always have a clear image of the form of a work before I begin. Otherwise there is no impulse to...

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Judith Jamison: Once you've danced,...

Judith Jamison: Once you've danced,...

Once you've danced, you always dance. You can't deny the gifts that God sends your way.

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