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Billie Holiday: You can't copy...

Billie Holiday: You can't copy...

You can't copy anybody and end with anything. If you copy, it means you're working without any real feeling. No two...

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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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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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Pearl Bailey: A man without...

Pearl Bailey: A man without...

A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and love for his...

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Mae West: I'm no model...

Mae West: I'm no model...

I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.

Source: In An...

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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: 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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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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Sarah Bernhardt: I have, thanks...

Sarah Bernhardt: I have, thanks...

I have, thanks to my travels, added to my stock all the superstitions of other countries. I know them all now, and in...

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Jeanne Moreau: Success is like...

Jeanne Moreau: Success is like...

Success is like a liberation or the first phrase of a love story . . . .

Source: In...

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Patricia Neal: [Hollywood] always sounds...

Patricia Neal: [Hollywood] always sounds...

[Hollywood] always sounds glamorous when you're young.

Source: In TIme, 20 Mar...

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Barbara Stanwyck: Career is too...

Barbara Stanwyck: Career is too...

Career is too pompous a word. It was a job, and I have always felt privileged to be paid for what I love...

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Minnie Maddern Fiske: The essence of...

Minnie Maddern Fiske: The essence of...

The essence of acting is the conveyance of truth through the medium of the actor's mind and person. The science of...

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Shelley Long: I'm not as...

Shelley Long: I'm not as...

I'm not as klutzy as I used to be . . . . I've had visual therapy and all kinds of things to help, but I still wrap my...

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Maggie Smith: Little girls, I...

Maggie Smith: Little girls, I...

Little girls, I am in the business of putting old heads on young shoulders, and all my pupils are the cr?me de la...

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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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Raquel Welch: We all have...

Raquel Welch: We all have...

We all have a childhood dream that when there is love, everything goes like silk, but the reality is that marriage...

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Duke Ellington: Music is my...

Duke Ellington: Music is my...

Music is my mistress, and she plays second fiddle to no one.

Source: In The...

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John Lee  Hooker: Poor people have...

John Lee Hooker: Poor people have...

Poor people have the blues because they're poor and hungry. Rich people can't sleep at night because they're trying to...

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Blind Lemon Johnson: Seem like you...

Blind Lemon Johnson: Seem like you...

Seem like you hungry, honey, come and lunch with me
I wanna stop these married-looking women from worrying...

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