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Luis Bunuel: A paranoiac. ....

Luis Bunuel: A paranoiac. ....

A paranoiac. . . like a poet, is born, not made.

Source: My Last Sigh, ch. 18...

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Hedda Hopper: At one time...

Hedda Hopper: At one time...

At one time I thought he wanted to be an actor. He had certain qualifications, including no money and a total lack of...

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Walt Disney: You can dream,...

Walt Disney: You can dream,...

You can dream, create, design and build the most wonderful place in the world, but it requires people to make the...

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Charlie Parker: They teach you...

Charlie Parker: They teach you...

They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to...

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Raquel Welch: The mind can...

Raquel Welch: The mind can...

The mind can also be an erogenous zone.

Source: In Colombo's Hollywood, by J.R....

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Sarah Siddons: Sorry am I...

Sarah Siddons: Sorry am I...

Sorry am I to say, I have often observed that I have performed worst when I most ardently wished to do better than...

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P T Barnum: Those who really...

P T Barnum: Those who really...

Those who really desire to attain an independence, have only set their minds upon it, and adopt the proper means, as...

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Jack Benny: A scout troop...

Jack Benny: A scout troop...

A scout troop consists of twelve little kids dressed like schmucks following a big schmuck dressed like a...

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Mae West: It is better...

Mae West: It is better...

It is better to be looked over than overlooked.

Source: The Wit and Wisdom of Mae...

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Mae West: I only like...

Mae West: I only like...

I only like two kinds of men; domestic and foreign.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Mae West: Virtue has its...

Mae West: Virtue has its...

Virtue has its own reward, but no box office.

Source: In An Uncommon Scold, by Abby...

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Katharine Hepburn: Drive on. We'll...

Katharine Hepburn: Drive on. We'll...

Drive on. We'll sweep up the blood later!

Source: To her chauffeur, on fans at a...

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Katharine Hepburn: Plain women know...

Katharine Hepburn: Plain women know...

Plain women know more about men than beautiful ones do.

Source: In An Uncommon...

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Katharine Hepburn: Without discipline, there's...

Katharine Hepburn: Without discipline, there's...

Without discipline, there's no life at all.

Source: The Dick Cavett Show -- ABC,...

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Carrie Fisher: As you get...

Carrie Fisher: As you get...

As you get older, the pickings get slimmer, but the people don't.

Source: x
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Carol Burnett: [This is to...

Carol Burnett: [This is to...

[This is to explain] just how your mom turned out to be the kind of hairpin she is.

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David Hare: Sudden resolutions, like...

David Hare: Sudden resolutions, like...

Sudden resolutions, like the sudden rise of mercury in a barometer, indicate little else than the variability of the...

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Joseph Brodsky: Every writing career...

Joseph Brodsky: Every writing career...

Every writing career starts as a personal quest for sainthood, for self-betterment. Sooner or later, and as a rule...

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Joseph Brodsky: After all, it...

Joseph Brodsky: After all, it...

After all, it is hard to master both life and work equally well. So if you are bound to fake one of them, it had...

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Joseph Brodsky: Poetry is rather...

Joseph Brodsky: Poetry is rather...

Poetry is rather an approach to things, to life, than it is typographical production.

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