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Britney Spears: There's no master...

Britney Spears: There's no master...

There's no master plan! I'm just gonna be me and hope it all works out!

Source:...

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Anne Baxter: See into life...

Anne Baxter: See into life...

See into life -- don't just look at it.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...

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Carol Burnett: When someone who...

Carol Burnett: When someone who...

When someone who is known for being comedic does something straight, it' s always a big breakthrough or a radical...

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Alice Duer Miller: When a woman...

Alice Duer Miller: When a woman...

When a woman like that whom I've seen so much
All of a sudden drops out of touch,
Is always busy and never...

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Audre Lorde: The learning process...

Audre Lorde: The learning process...

The learning process is something you can incite, literally incite, like a riot.

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Edith Nesbitt: Time and space...

Edith Nesbitt: Time and space...

Time and space are only forms of thought.

Source: The Story of the Amulet,...

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Margot Fonteyn: The one important...

Margot Fonteyn: The one important...

The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking...

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Fannie Hurst: I'm not happy...

Fannie Hurst: I'm not happy...

I'm not happy when I'm writing, but I'm more unhappy when I'm not.

Source: In 2,715...

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Whitney Houston: Growing around [great...

Whitney Houston: Growing around [great...

Growing around [great musicians], you just can't help it. I identified with it immediately. It was something that was...

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Suzanne Vega: I'd like to...

Suzanne Vega: I'd like to...

I'd like to meet you
In a timeless placeless place
Somewhere out of context
And beyond all...

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Suzanne Vega: I believe right...

Suzanne Vega: I believe right...

I believe right now if I could
I would swallow you whole
I would leave only bones and teeth
We could see what...

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Oprah Winfrey: If you want...

Oprah Winfrey: If you want...

If you want to accomplish the goals of your life, you have to begin with the Spirit.

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Karen Carpenter: I had no...

Karen Carpenter: I had no...

I had no idea whether I could play 'em or not, but I wanted to and I was very determined. . . but the band director...

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Karen Carpenter: I remember thinking...

Karen Carpenter: I remember thinking...

I remember thinking back then, 'Oh God, if we don't get a hit by the time I'm 20 I have to kill myself!' Well, we JUST...

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Jeane Kirkpatrick: Look, I don't...

Jeane Kirkpatrick: Look, I don't...

Look, I don't even agree with myself at times.

Source: On NBC TV, 3 Apr 1985.
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Camille Paglia: Every man must...

Camille Paglia: Every man must...

Every man must define his identity against his mother. If he does not, he just falls back into her and is swallowed...

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Camille Paglia: The greatest honor...

Camille Paglia: The greatest honor...

The greatest honor that can be paid to the work of art, on its pedestal of ritual display, is to describe it with...

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Joan Rivers: If God wanted...

Joan Rivers: If God wanted...

If God wanted us to bend over he'd put diamonds on the floor.

Source: From a...

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Gracie Allen: When my mother...

Gracie Allen: When my mother...

When my mother had to get dinner for 8 she'd just make enough for 16 and only serve half.

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Ella Fitzgerald: The only thing...

Ella Fitzgerald: The only thing...

The only thing better than singing is more singing.

Source: In New York Sunday...

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