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Lady Quotes

The first decade of the twentieth century was not a great time to be born black and poor and female in St. Louis, Missouri, but Vivian Baxter was born black and poor, to black and poor parents. Later she would grow up and be called beautiful. As a grown woman she would be known as the butter-colored lady with the blowback hair Picture Quote #1

My female protagonist will not be this promiscuous, beautiful, dark-haired, thin lady. It will be a plump, blond, healer and so forth Picture Quote #1

Venus, a beautiful, good-natured lady, was the goddess of love; Juno, a terrible shrew, the goddess of marriage: and they were always mortal enemies Picture Quote #1

It was an old, old, old, old lady, And a boy who was half-past three; And the way they played together Was beautiful to see Picture Quote #1

I am a lady young in beauty waiting Until my truelove comes, and then we kiss Picture Quote #1

It was nice to call my parents and proudly tell them, My lady garden is going viral. In hindsight, that may have been a poor choice of phrasing Picture Quote #1

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LADY BRACKNELLTo speak frankly, I am not in favour of long engagements. They give people the opportunity of finding out each other’s character before marriage, which I think is never advisable Picture Quote #1

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you aren’t Picture Quote #1

Being a lady is a frightfully troublesome assignment, since it comprises mainly in managing men Picture Quote #1

Being an unpublished novelist has about as much social acceptability as being a shopping bag lady Picture Quote #1

Being first lady is not just about being the wife but really taking command and having true vision Picture Quote #1

Any lady who is first lady likes being first lady. I don’t care what they say, they like it Picture Quote #1

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My sense is that being a First Lady is a full-time job, but I’ll know more when the time comes Picture Quote #1

There’s nothing wrong with being single and not getting married and being, you know, just an old single lady. Who cares? Picture Quote #1

Being a model seems like a dream job - lots of new clothes, cocaine, dates with Leonardo DiCaprio. But that’s just for lady models Picture Quote #1

Being first lady is a full-time job. Betty Ford worked full time and should have received a salary. Michelle Obama works full time and should be paid Picture Quote #1

A lot of people have it - that fantasy of being lord or lady of the manor, either in the present or at some time in history Picture Quote #1

There are rituals not structures for being a poet, drinking too much, taking too many drugs, being a lady chaser, having your nervous breakdown, being irresponsible about money Picture Quote #1

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The Labour Party is being led by a woman but she has not been elected to anything. She is the lady who makes the breakfast in the Kinnock household Picture Quote #1

First lady has been a thankless position. Eleanor Roosevelt was brilliant and had strong views. She was criticized for her politics and for her appearance. Mrs. Roosevelt was attacked for being too involved in politics. Bess Truman was criticized for being uninvolved in politics Picture Quote #1

I’m not saying that hip-hop needs gay rappers or anything, but they need to stop being so close-minded because that will just cause the genre to fail. Look at pop. Pop doesn’t discriminate against people. Look at Lady Gaga, y’know what I mean? Picture Quote #1

I think the best thing about being dumb is that it makes magic a lot better. Where the hell did that rat come from? I dunno, but I’m calling the cops because he just cut that lady in half Picture Quote #1

For me, ‘I Am Woman’ is all about transition. I turned 21 in December, so I’m not completely grown up yet but I’m not a little girl anymore. Just in that in-between stage. The song is everything I have ever heard a woman say. I loved this song for me and every young lady, girl and woman to be able to feel empowered in being female Picture Quote #1

Sir,’ I interrupted him, ‘you are inexorable for that unfortunate lady; you speak of her with hate --- with vindictive antipathy. It is cruel --- she cannot help being mad Picture Quote #1

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I was very proud to be Mrs. Curtis Amy. My thing in life when I married Curtis Amy was being Mrs. Curtis Amy. Career was fine, but I was enthralled with being Curtis’ wife. That was very important to me back then, and that’s always important to a young lady from New Orleans. That’s our upbringing: to be a wonderful wife and mother first Picture Quote #1

My mom is two people to me. She’s my mom number one, and then she’s this lady most comedians know as being a legendary owner of a nightclub that’s responsible for starting a lot of heavy careers Picture Quote #1

I didn’t even know I was considered plus-size until I was on the red carpet here in L.A. one day and a lady said, ‘How do you feel about being a plus-sized girl in Hollywood?’ I was like, ‘What’s she talking about?’ Picture Quote #1

That’s the most terrible thing about being an author - standing there at your mother’s funeral, but you don’t switch the author off. So your own innermost thoughts are grist for the mill. Who was it said - one of the famous lady novelists - ‘unhappy is the family that contains an author’? Picture Quote #1

One lady told me that before she saw ‘Sounder’ she didn’t believe black people could love each other, have deep relationships in the same way as white people Picture Quote #1

My best friend and I go to bed at 11 o’clock. We have such old lady schedules. Everyone’s always like, ‘Let’s go out!’ And we’re always like, ‘No, we don’t want to.’ They call us the grandmas. L.A. can get really old really quickly if you waste your life away in a club all night Picture Quote #1

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The first decade of the twentieth century was not a great time to be born black and poor and female in St. Louis, Missouri, but Vivian Baxter was born black and poor, to black and poor parents. Later she would grow up and be called beautiful. As a grown woman she would be known as the butter-colored lady with the blowback hair. (Lady Quotes) My female protagonist will not be this promiscuous, beautiful, dark-haired, thin lady. It will be a plump, blond, healer and so forth. (Lady Quotes) Venus, a beautiful, good-natured lady, was the goddess of love; Juno, a terrible shrew, the goddess of marriage: and they were always mortal enemies. (Lady Quotes) It was an old, old, old, old lady, And a boy who was half-past three; And the way they played together Was beautiful to see. (Lady Quotes) I am a lady young in beauty waiting Until my truelove comes, and then we kiss (Lady Quotes) It was nice to call my parents and proudly tell them, My lady garden is going viral. In hindsight, that may have been a poor choice of phrasing. (Lady Quotes) LADY BRACKNELLTo speak frankly, I am not in favour of long engagements. They give people the opportunity of finding out each other’s character before marriage, which I think is never advisable. (Lady Quotes) Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell people you are, you aren’t. (Lady Quotes) Being a lady is a frightfully troublesome assignment, since it comprises mainly in managing men (Lady Quotes) Being an unpublished novelist has about as much social acceptability as being a shopping bag lady (Lady Quotes) Being first lady is not just about being the wife but really taking command and having true vision (Lady Quotes) Any lady who is first lady likes being first lady. I don’t care what they say, they like it. (Lady Quotes) My sense is that being a First Lady is a full-time job, but I’ll know more when the time comes (Lady Quotes) There’s nothing wrong with being single and not getting married and being, you know, just an old single lady. Who cares? (Lady Quotes) Being a model seems like a dream job - lots of new clothes, cocaine, dates with Leonardo DiCaprio. But that’s just for lady models. (Lady Quotes) Being first lady is a full-time job. Betty Ford worked full time and should have received a salary. Michelle Obama works full time and should be paid. (Lady Quotes) A lot of people have it - that fantasy of being lord or lady of the manor, either in the present or at some time in history. (Lady Quotes) There are rituals not structures for being a poet, drinking too much, taking too many drugs, being a lady chaser, having your nervous breakdown, being irresponsible about money. (Lady Quotes) The Labour Party is being led by a woman but she has not been elected to anything. She is the lady who makes the breakfast in the Kinnock household. (Lady Quotes) First lady has been a thankless position. Eleanor Roosevelt was brilliant and had strong views. She was criticized for her politics and for her appearance. Mrs. Roosevelt was attacked for being too involved in politics. Bess Truman was criticized for being uninvolved in politics. (Lady Quotes) I’m not saying that hip-hop needs gay rappers or anything, but they need to stop being so close-minded because that will just cause the genre to fail. Look at pop. Pop doesn’t discriminate against people. Look at Lady Gaga, y’know what I mean? (Lady Quotes) I think the best thing about being dumb is that it makes magic a lot better. Where the hell did that rat come from? I dunno, but I’m calling the cops because he just cut that lady in half. (Lady Quotes) For me, ‘I Am Woman’ is all about transition. I turned 21 in December, so I’m not completely grown up yet but I’m not a little girl anymore. Just in that in-between stage. The song is everything I have ever heard a woman say. I loved this song for me and every young lady, girl and woman to be able to feel empowered in being female. (Lady Quotes) Sir,’ I interrupted him, ‘you are inexorable for that unfortunate lady; you speak of her with hate --- with vindictive antipathy. It is cruel --- she cannot help being mad. (Lady Quotes) I was very proud to be Mrs. Curtis Amy. My thing in life when I married Curtis Amy was being Mrs. Curtis Amy. Career was fine, but I was enthralled with being Curtis’ wife. That was very important to me back then, and that’s always important to a young lady from New Orleans. That’s our upbringing: to be a wonderful wife and mother first. (Lady Quotes) My mom is two people to me. She’s my mom number one, and then she’s this lady most comedians know as being a legendary owner of a nightclub that’s responsible for starting a lot of heavy careers. (Lady Quotes) I didn’t even know I was considered plus-size until I was on the red carpet here in L.A. one day and a lady said, ‘How do you feel about being a plus-sized girl in Hollywood?’ I was like, ‘What’s she talking about?’ (Lady Quotes) That’s the most terrible thing about being an author - standing there at your mother’s funeral, but you don’t switch the author off. So your own innermost thoughts are grist for the mill. Who was it said - one of the famous lady novelists - ‘unhappy is the family that contains an author’? (Lady Quotes) One lady told me that before she saw ‘Sounder’ she didn’t believe black people could love each other, have deep relationships in the same way as white people. (Lady Quotes) My best friend and I go to bed at 11 o’clock. We have such old lady schedules. Everyone’s always like, ‘Let’s go out!’ And we’re always like, ‘No, we don’t want to.’ They call us the grandmas. L.A. can get really old really quickly if you waste your life away in a club all night. (Lady Quotes)

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