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Clifton Fadiman: One's first book,...

Clifton Fadiman: One's first book,...

One's first book, kiss, home run is always the best.

Source: In Webster's...

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Clifton Fadiman: When you read...

Clifton Fadiman: When you read...

When you read a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in YOU than there was...

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Herman J Mankiewicz: It's all right,...

Herman J Mankiewicz: It's all right,...

It's all right, Arthur. The white wine came up with the fish.

Source: After...

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Joan Didion: Writers are always...

Joan Didion: Writers are always...

Writers are always selling somebody out.

Source: Slouching Towards Bethlehem,...

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Billie Holiday: I'm always making...

Billie Holiday: I'm always making...

I'm always making a comeback but nobody ever tells me where I've been.

Source: In...

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Linda Ronstadt: I don't think...

Linda Ronstadt: I don't think...

I don't think you can look for love. All you can do is get yourself in a situation where you don't discourage...

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Miriam Makeba: People in the...

Miriam Makeba: People in the...

People in the United States still have a 'Tarzan' movie view of Africa. That's because in the movies all you see are...

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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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Mariah Carey: Music is what...

Mariah Carey: Music is what...

Music is what I love and it's what I feel and it's in me and to know that I can do something that I enjoy and...

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Billie Holiday: You can be...

Billie Holiday: You can be...

You can be up to your boobies in white satin, with gardenias in your hair and no sugar cane for miles, but you can...

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Tennessee Ernie Ford: Looking back on...

Tennessee Ernie Ford: Looking back on...

Looking back on it, I wouldn't change a thing.

Source: In The Book of Country Music...

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Dean Martin: When your opponent's...

Dean Martin: When your opponent's...

When your opponent's sittin' there holdin' all the aces, there's only one thing to do: kick over the...

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Oprah Winfrey: When I look...

Oprah Winfrey: When I look...

When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes.

Source: In The...

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Tom Bradley: A child is...

Tom Bradley: A child is...

A child is a quicksilver fountain
spilling over with tomorrows and tomorrows
and that is why
she is richer...

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Pearl Bailey: When you're young,...

Pearl Bailey: When you're young,...

When you're young, the silliest notions seem the greatest achievements.

Source: The...

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Pearl Bailey: You never find...

Pearl Bailey: You never find...

You never find yourself until you face the truth.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Marguerite de Valois: A woman of...

Marguerite de Valois: A woman of...

A woman of honor should never suspect another of things she would not do herself.

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Christina of Sweden: We grow old...

Christina of Sweden: We grow old...

We grow old more through indolence, than through age.

Source: Maxims, 1660-1680, in...

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Herbert Henry Asquith: Greatness is a...

Herbert Henry Asquith: Greatness is a...

Greatness is a zigzag streak of lightning in the brain.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Bliss Carman: The greatest joy...

Bliss Carman: The greatest joy...

The greatest joy in nature is the absence of man.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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