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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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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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Woody Allen: The universe is...

Woody Allen: The universe is...

The universe is merely a fleeting idea in God's mind -- a pretty uncomfortable thought, particularly if you've just...

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Joey Adams: Do not worry...

Joey Adams: Do not worry...

Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you.

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Mel Brooks: Hope for the...

Mel Brooks: Hope for the...

Hope for the best, expect the worst.
Life is a play. We're unrehearsed.


Source:...

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Lenny Bruce: Every day, people...

Lenny Bruce: Every day, people...

Every day, people are straying away from the church and going back to God.

Source:...

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Lucille Ball: Use a make-up...

Lucille Ball: Use a make-up...

Use a make-up table with everything close at hand and don't rush; otherwise you'll look like a patchwork...

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Alfred Hitchcock: The length of...

Alfred Hitchcock: The length of...

The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.

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Minnie Maddern Fiske: You must not...

Minnie Maddern Fiske: You must not...

You must not allow yourself to be advised, cautioned, influenced, persuaded

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Kim Cattrall: I think the...

Kim Cattrall: I think the...

I think the wonderful thing about doing theater is that it's more of an actor's medium. I think that film is more of a...

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George Herbert: Dare to be...

George Herbert: Dare to be...

Dare to be true. Nothing can need a lie: A fault which needs it most, grows two thereby.

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William Gilbert: Things are seldom...

William Gilbert: Things are seldom...

Things are seldom what they seem,
Skim milk masquerades as cream.


Source: In The...

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Philip Massinger: Now speak,<br>Or be...

Philip Massinger: Now speak,
Or be...

Now speak,
Or be for ever silent.


Source: The Duke of Milan, IV. iii.
--...

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Jean Racine: Small crimes always...

Jean Racine: Small crimes always...

Small crimes always precedes great ones.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Alan Bennett: Were we closer...

Alan Bennett: Were we closer...

Were we closer to the ground as children, or is the grass emptier now?

Source:...

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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: 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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