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George Bernard Shaw: Virtue is insufficient...

George Bernard Shaw: Virtue is insufficient...

Virtue is insufficient temptation.

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-- George Bernard Shaw, (Jul 26...

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Wilson Mizner: I hate careless...

Wilson Mizner: I hate careless...

I hate careless flattery, the kind that exhausts you in your effort to believe it.

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Lorraine Hansberry: Seems like God...

Lorraine Hansberry: Seems like God...

Seems like God don't see fit to give the black man nothing but dreams -- but He did give us children to make them...

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Louis Armstrong: I got a...

Louis Armstrong: I got a...

I got a simple rule about everybody. If you don't treat me right -- shame on you!

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Hazel Scott: I've always known...

Hazel Scott: I've always known...

I've always known I was gifted, which is not the easiest thing in the world for a person to know, because you're not...

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Hazel Scott: I think we...

Hazel Scott: I think we...

I think we musicians are emissaries. Every time we go before the public, we're there to make converts. We can either...

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Samuel Goldwyn: Just because I...

Samuel Goldwyn: Just because I...

Just because I disagree with you doesn't mean I'm disagreeable.

Source: Arthur...

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Clifton Fadiman: Experience teaches you...

Clifton Fadiman: Experience teaches you...

Experience teaches you that the man who looks you straight in the eye, particularly if he adds a firm handshake, is...

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Rod Stewart: I'm a rock...

Rod Stewart: I'm a rock...

I'm a rock star because I couldn't be a soccer star.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Karen Carpenter: We came out...

Karen Carpenter: We came out...

We came out right in the middle of the hard-rock period . . . it was hard-rock everywhere! But we were ready to make...

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Janis Joplin: Freedom's just another...

Janis Joplin: Freedom's just another...

Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose.

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-- Janis Joplin,...

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Billie Holiday: If you think...

Billie Holiday: If you think...

If you think dope is for kicks and for thrills, you're out of your mind. There are more kicks to be had in a good case...

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Herbert Beerbohm Tree: When I pass...

Herbert Beerbohm Tree: When I pass...

When I pass my name in such large letters I blush, but at the same time instinctively raise my...

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Katharine Hepburn: If you always...

Katharine Hepburn: If you always...

If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.

Source: In The...

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Marilyn Monroe: I don't want...

Marilyn Monroe: I don't want...

I don't want to make money. I just want to be wonderful.

Source: The First Ms....

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Mary Pickford: It would have...

Mary Pickford: It would have...

It would have been more logical if silent pictures had grown out of the talkies instead of the other way...

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Mary Pickford: One of the...

Mary Pickford: One of the...

One of the great penalties those of us who live our lives in full view of the public must pay is the loss of that most...

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Lauren Bacall: I used to...

Lauren Bacall: I used to...

I used to tremble from nerves so badly that the only way I could hold my head steady was to lower my chin practically...

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Zsa Zsa Gabor: Husbands are like...

Zsa Zsa Gabor: Husbands are like...

Husbands are like fires. They go out if unattended.

Source: In Newsweek, 28 Mar...

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Jeanne Moreau: I don't think...

Jeanne Moreau: I don't think...

I don't think success is harmful, as so many people say. Rather, I believe it indispensable to talent, if for nothing...

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