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Julie Burchill: As with most...

Julie Burchill: As with most...

As with most liberal sexual ideas, what makes the world a better place for men invariably makes it a duller and more...

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Cynthia Heimel: Men, being conditioned...

Cynthia Heimel: Men, being conditioned...

Men, being conditioned badly, are always feeling nooses closing around their necks, even dumpy boors no girl would...

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Oriana Fallaci: Glory is a...

Oriana Fallaci: Glory is a...

Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is...

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Lynn Caine: Since every death...

Lynn Caine: Since every death...

Since every death diminishes a little, we grieve -- not so much for the death as for...

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Emily Dickinson: Where thou art,...

Emily Dickinson: Where thou art,...

Where thou art, that is home.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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Susan Griffin: I am not...

Susan Griffin: I am not...

I am not so different in my history of abandonment from anyone else after all. We have all been split away from the...

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Gloria Swanson: When I die,...

Gloria Swanson: When I die,...

When I die, my epitaph should read: She Paid the Bills. That's the story of my private...

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Lily Tomlin: If love is...

Lily Tomlin: If love is...

If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?

Source: In Webster's...

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Linda Ronstadt: The thing you...

Linda Ronstadt: The thing you...

The thing you have to be prepared for is that other people don't always dream your dream.

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Tina Turner: I will never...

Tina Turner: I will never...

I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not old yet!

Source: In...

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Bette Midler: Writing a book...

Bette Midler: Writing a book...

Writing a book is not as tough as it is to haul thirty-five people around the country and sweat like a horse five...

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Doris Day: DAY: I have...

Doris Day: DAY: I have...

DAY: I have a good job, a lovely apartment, I go out with very nice men to the best places, the finest restaurants,...

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Oprah Winfrey: It isn't until...

Oprah Winfrey: It isn't until...

It isn't until you come to a spiritual understanding of who you are -- not necessarily a religious feeling, but deep...

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Edith Sitwell: I'm patient with...

Edith Sitwell: I'm patient with...

I'm patient with stupidity, but not with those who are proud of it.

Source: In...

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Edith Sitwell: Why not be...

Edith Sitwell: Why not be...

Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one is a greyhound why try to look like a...

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Ruth Draper: You see --...

Ruth Draper: You see --...

You see -- he's got a perfectly new idea. He never sees his patients. He's not interested in individuals, he prefers...

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Barbara Stanwyck: Sponsors obviously care...

Barbara Stanwyck: Sponsors obviously care...

Sponsors obviously care more about a ninety-second commercial and want to pay you more than any guest star gets for a...

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Jacqueline Bisset: I want to...

Jacqueline Bisset: I want to...

I want to keep my attractiveness as long as I can. It has to do with vitality, and energy and interest. We all lose...

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Vera-Ellen: Getting involved is...

Vera-Ellen: Getting involved is...

Getting involved is so, so . . . involving.

Source: As Ivy Smith ('Miss...

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Jane Fonda: When you can't...

Jane Fonda: When you can't...

When you can't remember why you're hurt, that's when you're healed.

Source: In The...

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