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Theodore Isaac Rubin: Have you considered...

Theodore Isaac Rubin: Have you considered...

Have you considered that if you don't make waves, nobody including yourself will know that you are...

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Edward F Halifax: Nothing would more...

Edward F Halifax: Nothing would more...

Nothing would more contribute to make a man wise than to have always an enemy in his view.

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Pericles: Our love of...

Pericles: Our love of...

Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not make us...

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William E Gladstone: Be happy with...

William E Gladstone: Be happy with...

Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for...

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William E Gladstone: Be thorough in...

William E Gladstone: Be thorough in...

Be thorough in all you do; and remember that although ignorance often may be innocent, pretension is always...

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Edward Everett: I should be...

Edward Everett: I should be...

I should be glad if I could flatter myself that I came as near to the central idea of the occasion in two hours as you...

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Art Linkletter: The four stages...

Art Linkletter: The four stages...

The four stages of a man are infancy, childhood, adolescence and obsolescence.

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Patti Smith: Never let go...

Patti Smith: Never let go...

Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.

Source: In The Book of Positive...

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Billie Holiday: I can't stand...

Billie Holiday: I can't stand...

I can't stand to sing the same song the same way two nights in succession, let alone two years or ten years. If you...

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Frank Sinatra: Hell hath no...

Frank Sinatra: Hell hath no...

Hell hath no fury like a hustler with a literary agent.

Source: On Judith Exner's...

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Oliver Stone: [F]ilm is distinctive...

Oliver Stone: [F]ilm is distinctive...

[F]ilm is distinctive because of its nature, of its being able to cut through time with editing. Montage can create a...

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Jack Handey Deep Thoughts: To me, truth...

Jack Handey Deep Thoughts: To me, truth...

To me, truth is not some vague, foggy notion. Truth is real. And, at the same time, unreal. Fiction and fact and...

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John Coltrane: I never even...

John Coltrane: I never even...

I never even thought about whether or not they understand what I'm doing . . . the emotional reaction is all that...

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Mae West: I'm no model...

Mae West: I'm no model...

I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing.

Source: In An...

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Shelley Long: He [Mr. Wrong]...

Shelley Long: He [Mr. Wrong]...

He [Mr. Wrong] still shows up in my dreams, and I still don't know what to do with him. I was quite enamored with him...

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Maggie Smith: What was wrong...

Maggie Smith: What was wrong...

What was wrong with those people tonight? Never have I heard such a cacophony of coughs before! Is there an epidemic?...

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Kathleen Turner: I'm not bad,...

Kathleen Turner: I'm not bad,...

I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way.

Source: Turner as the voice of Jessica Rabbit...

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Edith Evans: A successful artist...

Edith Evans: A successful artist...

A successful artist of any kind has to work so hard that she is justified in refusing to lay down her sceptre until...

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Ethel Barrymore: The best time...

Ethel Barrymore: The best time...

The best time to make friends is before you need them.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Katharine Hepburn: I think most...

Katharine Hepburn: I think most...

I think most of the people involved in any art always secretly wonder whether they are really there because they're...

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