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ANNA HELD Some women flirt more with what they say, and some with what they do.
ANNA HELD To put on a corset properly is as much of an art as to make a corset properly.
ANNA HELD It is a temptation for me to wear all my rings at once.
ANNA HELD One does not re-light a dead cigarette.
ANNA HELD I think the eyes flirt most. There are so many ways to use them.
ANNA HELD A woman should be like a single flower, not a whole bouquet.
ANNA HELD When our bodies are sick and people extend their sympathy, bring us soup, offer up solutions. When o...
ANNA AKANA My father is an acupuncturist, and the way he practices is very free. For me, he's like an artis...
ANNA MOUGLALIS Children should have enough freedom to be themselves - once they've learned the rules.
ANNA QUINDLEN Developed countries and advanced developing countries must open their markets for products from the ...
ANNA LINDH We need the UN, to deal with the threats to our common security from nuclear, chemical and biologica...
ANNA LINDH There is a lot of talk now about metal detectors and gun control. Both are good things. But they are...
ANNA QUINDLEN Remember even though the outside world might be raining, if you keep on smiling the sun will soon sh...
ANNA LEE Regional exchange can be a source of growth and development, and of enhancing good governance.
ANNA LINDH A woman must make her fortune before she is 30; or work after she is 30; or get married.
ANNA HELD I think a gentleman is someone who holds the comfort of other people above their own. The instinct t...
ANNA KENDRICK