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Mary Pickford: Make them laugh,...

Mary Pickford: Make them laugh,...

Make them laugh, make them cry, and hack to laughter. What do people go to the theatre for? An emotional exercise. . ....

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Lauren Bacall: People should tell...

Lauren Bacall: People should tell...

People should tell your children what life is all about -- it's about work.

Source:...

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Glenda Jackson: I look forward...

Glenda Jackson: I look forward...

I look forward to growing old and wise and audacious.

Source: In Words of Women...

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Shelley Winters: In Hollywood, all...

Shelley Winters: In Hollywood, all...

In Hollywood, all marriages are happy. It's trying to live together afterwards that causes...

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Loretta Swit: The very first...

Loretta Swit: The very first...

The very first month I played it [Shirley Valentine] I felt like I was flying without a net. But once I realized that...

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Marjorie Main: PA: Ma, there...

Marjorie Main: PA: Ma, there...

PA: Ma, there no need to apology for our kids, all fifteen are chips off the old block.
MA: Any more chips and...

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Eleonora Duse: If the sight...

Eleonora Duse: If the sight...

If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move...

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Jane Seymour: Even though I...

Jane Seymour: Even though I...

Even though I make those movies, I find myself wishing that more of those magic moments could happen in real...

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Carol Burnett: When you have...

Carol Burnett: When you have...

When you have a dream you've got to grab it and never let go.

Source: In The...

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Lily Tomlin: I always wondered...

Lily Tomlin: I always wondered...

I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was...

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Raquel Welch: We all have...

Raquel Welch: We all have...

We all have a childhood dream that when there is love, everything goes like silk, but the reality is that marriage...

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Barbra Streisand: What does it...

Barbra Streisand: What does it...

What does it mean when people applaud? . . . Should I give 'em money? Say thank you? Lift my dress? The lack of...

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Ma Rainey: If you don't...

Ma Rainey: If you don't...

If you don't like my ocean don't fish in my sea
Stay out of my valley and let my mountain...

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Lucille Ball: I regret the...

Lucille Ball: I regret the...

I regret the passing of the studio system. I was very appreciative of it because I had no...

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Sophie Tucker: From birth to...

Sophie Tucker: From birth to...

From birth to 18 a girl needs good parents. From 18 to 35, she needs good looks. From 35 to 55, good personality. From...

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Linda Ronstadt: The constant fear...

Linda Ronstadt: The constant fear...

The constant fear of a performer is to become what is reflected back at you.

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Betty Hutton: I think things...

Betty Hutton: I think things...

I think things are going to go right for me again. I'm not old. I'm old enough, but I photograph young, thank God, and...

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Mary Antin: My days in...

Mary Antin: My days in...

My days in the slums were pregnant with possibilities: it only needed the ripeness of events to make them fruit forth...

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: It helped her...

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: It helped her...

It helped her [Caroline] learn that something you create yourself is the best kind of...

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: If you bungle...

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: If you bungle...

If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do well matters very...

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