Taking it a step further, I sympathize for the millions of educated, intelligent individuals who take it upon themselves to put together just the right words as a means to selling their services or products.

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So in the spirit of the New Year, here are some inspiring, funny, and surprising words of wisdom from women who ruled Hollywood once upon a time.

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Even though he had a distant memory of speaking and hearing, he had never learned the facility of reading words upon the tongue.

NEWYORKER: The Limner