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

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Bessie Smith

#Women Quotes #Black History Quotes #Done Quotes

“I've always told the musicians in my band to play what they know and then play above that. Because then anything can happen, and that's where great art and music happens.”
“You would be surprised of films that people just don't see. You know what I mean? I'm always working and I'm a film buff but I'm an old school film buff.”
“I felt old when I was young and I feel younger now. Maybe that's a trick of my mind, but I'm springier and lighter.”
“Feeling sorry for yourself for one single minute is okay, but spend all your remaining time on solutions.”
“It is not every man that can afford to go to Corinth.”
“I think perfect dates involve walking a lot, and not a bunch of driving around in cars. Ideally, you can walk together and go to a restaurant.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“... not talking about things she doesn't understand to people who do or about things she does to people who don't.”
“A land full of places that are not worth caring about may soon be a nation and a way of life that is not worth defending.”

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