Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues.
Ambrose Bierce

Between the daylight gambler and the player at night there is the same difference that lies between a careless husband and the lover swooning under his lady's window.
Honore De Balzac

Conversation didn't seem necessary when I put the accordion down and swung some young lady around the floor.
Lawrence Welk

Don't say the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream.
Mark Twain

Elizabeth, Lady C, claims to be writing at the limits of language. Would it not be insulting to her if I were diligently to follow after her, explaining what she means but is not smart enough to say?
J. M. Coetzee

Everybody thinks about Bo Derek as being this extravagant looking lady but she is also a wonderful actress.
Wayne Rogers

Father told me that if I ever met a lady in a dress like yours, I must look her straight in the eyes.
Prince Charles

For a change, lady luck seemed to be smiling on me. Then again, maybe the fickle wench was just lulling me into a false sense of security while she reached for a rock.
Timothy Zahn

For us she is not the iron lady. She is the kind, dear Mrs. Thatcher.
Alexander Dubcek

Give the lady what she wants!
Marshall Field

Give us that grand word "woman" once again, and let's have done with "lady"; one's a term full of fine force, strong, beautiful, and firm, fit for the noblest use of tongue or pen; and one's a word for lackeys.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Grissom is pretty asexual. He's not that interested in anything other than work - except for Lady Heather. She's the closest to getting his heart of anyone.
William Petersen

Had we but world enough, and time, this coyness, lady, were no crime.
Andrew Marvell

Her name was called Lady Helena Herring and her age was 25 and she mated well with the earl.
Daisy Ashford

Honestly, I get more recognized for 'Three Men and a Little Lady' than 'Harry Potter'.
Fiona Shaw

I always clean before the cleaning lady comes. If not, when I come home, I can't find anything. Cleaning ladies are always hiding things you leave out.
Celia Cruz

I always enjoyed politics. I worked at the White House recently, primarily for the First Lady. Because of my experience running my travel agency, I was in charge of the files she kept on the Travel Office.
Joseph Force Crater

I am an optimistic lady.
Julie Andrews

I am First Lady by accident. I was not elected by the people but here I am.
Imelda Marcos

I am here to play women's tennis. I'm a lady. Predominantly, most of the time I always like to play ladies.
Serena Williams