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James Brown: Sometimes you struggle...

James Brown: Sometimes you struggle...

Sometimes you struggle so hard to feed your family one way, you forget to feed them the other way, with spiritual...

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Marian Anderson: When I sing,...

Marian Anderson: When I sing,...

When I sing, I don't want them to see that my face is black; I don't want them to see that my face is white -- I want...

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Ethel Barrymore: That's all there...

Ethel Barrymore: That's all there...

That's all there is, there isn't any more.

Source: Curtain call, 1904.
-- Ethel...

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Mary Pickford: Supposing you have...

Mary Pickford: Supposing you have...

Supposing you have tried and failed again and again. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing...

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Greta Garbo: Is there anything...

Greta Garbo: Is there anything...

Is there anything better than to be longing for something, when you know it is within...

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Geena Davis: If it isn't...

Geena Davis: If it isn't...

If it isn't a success, that still wouldn't be grounds for divorce.

Source: On her...

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Maria Schell: I love the...

Maria Schell: I love the...

I love the United States, but I see here everything is measured by success, by how much money it makes, not the...

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Geraldine Chaplin: It's the change...

Geraldine Chaplin: It's the change...

It's the change of rhythm which I think is what keeps me alive. In Spain I hear so much noise from my window that...

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Francesca Annis: I maintain the...

Francesca Annis: I maintain the...

I maintain the rather old-fashioned view that this is my w0rk and it's in the public arena, but that doesn't entitle...

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George Burns: You can't help...

George Burns: You can't help...

You can't help getting older but you don't have to get old.

Source: In The...

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Joan Rivers: I felt comedy...

Joan Rivers: I felt comedy...

I felt comedy ego beginning to grow, which gave me the courage to begin tentatively looking into myself for...

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Minnie Pearl: Show business is...

Minnie Pearl: Show business is...

Show business is made up of disappointments, and it's through life's disappointments that you...

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Minnie Pearl: Once you've gotten...

Minnie Pearl: Once you've gotten...

Once you've gotten used to performing, you can't give it up.

Source: In The Book of...

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Gracie Allen: I read a...

Gracie Allen: I read a...

I read a book twice as fast as anybody else. First, I read the beginning, and then I read the ending, and then I start...

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Jackie Moms Mabley: A woman's a...

Jackie Moms Mabley: A woman's a...

A woman's a woman until the day she dies, but a man's only a man as long as he can.

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Bing Crosby: I think popular...

Bing Crosby: I think popular...

I think popular music in this country is one of the few things in the twentieth century that have made giant strides...

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Rosalind Russell: Acting is standing...

Rosalind Russell: Acting is standing...

Acting is standing up naked and turning around slowly.

Source: Life Is a Banquet,...

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Bessie Smith: No time to...

Bessie Smith: No time to...

No time to marry, no time to settle down;
I'm a young woman, and I ain't done runnin'...

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George Carlin: We're having something...

George Carlin: We're having something...

We're having something a little different this year for Thanksgiving. Instead of a turkey, we're having a swan. You...

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Harry Lauder: I love a...

Harry Lauder: I love a...

I love a lassie, a bonnie, bonnie lassie,
She's as pure as a lily in the dell.
She's as sweet as the...

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