Eartha Kitt

Words Of Wisdom: Which Quotes Inspire You?

Julia Moulden | Posted 07.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Charlotte Joko Beck, Quotes, Wendell Berry, Ralph Waldo Emerson, George Carlin, Wisdom, Apple, Margaret Mead, Peter Drucker, New Radicals, Eartha Kitt, Julia Child, Careers, Julia Moulden, Living News

For years, I've been collecting great quotes. They're words to live by. And they're invaluable to a speechwriter like me.

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Hop On The Homegrown Bandwagon

Kerry Trueman | Posted 07.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Carleen Madigan, Farming, Dominique Browning, Gardening, Bill Mckibben, Self-Sufficiency, Eartha Kitt, Green News

Madigan's book, aptly billed as "the Indispensible Guide To Food Self-Sufficiency," is an invaluable resource to help you tackle just about any homegrown, made-from-scratch project.

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Reading Amanda: One Black Man's Burden

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 06.13.2009 | Style

Read More: Harlem, John F. Kennedy, Langston Hughes, Charlie Rose, Jesus, Architectural Digest, James Baldwin, Carter Burden, Mr. And Mrs. Hamilton McKown Twombly, Eartha Kitt, Jane Jacobs, Amanda Burden, Charlie Rangel, The Dakota, Parties, Vanderbilt, New York City, Barack Obama, River House, Robert F. Kennedy, Rezoning, Newport, Lewis H. Michaux, In the Hamptons, Henry Roth, New York Times, Malcolm X, Philip Johnsons, Society, Maya Angelou, Tuxedo Park, New-York-Socialites, Style News

Reputedly she is known by friends and family as "Ba"; habitually, as a uniform, she sports sober Calvin Klein suits and subsists on tuna or grilled...

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Eartha Kitt and the Meaning of Life

Dr. Brent Ridge | Posted 04.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Diamonds, Farming, Hamptons, Farm, Donald Trump, Eartha Kitt, Gold, Schoharie County, Dirt, Dr. Brent, Beekman 1802, Living News

After a while, you learn that many of the diamonds are zirconium and a lot of the gold is just left over brass from one of Donald Trump's construction projects.

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Remembering the Other Eartha Kitt

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 01.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Vietnam War, Racism, Records, Lyndon Johnson, Films, Entertainment, Eartha Kitt, South Africa, Hollywood, Entertainment News

The Eartha Kitt that I knew, remember, and pay homage to, was an impassioned contributor to peace and civil rights.

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Eartha Kitt

Timothy Greenfield-Sanders | Posted 01.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Eartha Kitt Dead, Eartha Kitt, Entertainment News

On August 10th, 2005, Eartha Kitt visited my studio for a portrait. We had tea in the kitchen and discussed Vietnam, LBJ, her efforts to stop that war and how her career suffered as a result.

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