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Herbert Beerbohm Tree: When I pass...

Herbert Beerbohm Tree: When I pass...

When I pass my name in such large letters I blush, but at the same time instinctively raise my...

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Greta Garbo: I never said,...

Greta Garbo: I never said,...

I never said, 'I want to be alone.' I only said, 'I want to be left alone.' There is all the...

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Thelma Ritter: Between the late...

Thelma Ritter: Between the late...

Between the late late show at night and Dave Garroway in the morning, why, it seems like there ain't much...

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Betty Grable: There are two...

Betty Grable: There are two...

There are two reasons why I am successful in show business and I am standing on both of...

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Didi Conn: We stayed in...

Didi Conn: We stayed in...

We stayed in character all day long, we had everybody call us by our character's names . . . that gave us the creative...

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Vera-Ellen: What does it...

Vera-Ellen: What does it...

What does it matter? They're both famous.

Source: As Judy Haynes, discussing which...

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Candice Bergen: Hollywood is like...

Candice Bergen: Hollywood is like...

Hollywood is like Picasso's bathroom.

Source: In New York Post, 14 Feb 1967.
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Les Brown: Begin to read...

Les Brown: Begin to read...

Begin to read a book that will help you move toward your dream.

Source: In The...

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Bessie Smith: No time to...

Bessie Smith: No time to...

No time to marry, no time to settle down;
I'm a young woman, and I ain't done runnin'...

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P T Barnum: There's a sucker...

P T Barnum: There's a sucker...

There's a sucker born every minute.

Source: Attr., but in fact coined by...

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Groucho Marx: I eat like...

Groucho Marx: I eat like...

I eat like a vulture. Unfortunately the resemblance doesn't end there.

Source:...

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Steven Wright: I broke a...

Steven Wright: I broke a...

I broke a mirror in my house and I'm supposed to get seven years bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me...

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Bob Hope: If they liked...

Bob Hope: If they liked...

If they liked you, they didn't applaud -- they let you live.

Source: In Webster's...

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Phyllis Diller: I buried a...

Phyllis Diller: I buried a...

I buried a lot of my ironing in the back yard.

Source: In Woman's Almanac,...

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Phyllis Diller: Living in Hollywood...

Phyllis Diller: Living in Hollywood...

Living in Hollywood is like living in a lit cigar butt.

Source: In An Uncommon...

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Rita Rudner: To attract men,...

Rita Rudner: To attract men,...

To attract men, I wear a perfume called ``New Car Interior.''

Source: From a...

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John Sean O'Feeny Ford: Tell it with...

John Sean O'Feeny Ford: Tell it with...

Tell it with pictures -- direct it like you were making a silent.

Source: In The...

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Tom Lehrer: I wish people...

Tom Lehrer: I wish people...

I wish people who have trouble communicating would just shut up.

Source: In 1,911...

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Hazel Scott: There's a time...

Hazel Scott: There's a time...

There's a time when you have to explain to your children why they're born, and it's a marvelous thing if you know the...

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Samuel Goldwyn: A verbal contract...

Samuel Goldwyn: A verbal contract...

A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's printed on.

Source: attributed
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