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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.

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Marlo Thomas: Fame lost its...

Marlo Thomas: Fame lost its...

Fame lost its appeal for me when I went into a public restroom and an autograph seeker handed me a pen and paper...

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Elizabeth Ashley: The only thing...

Elizabeth Ashley: The only thing...

The only thing I like about being an actress is acting.

Source: In The Last Word -...

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Barbara Stanwyck: There is a...

Barbara Stanwyck: There is a...

There is a point in portraying surface vulgarity where tragedy and comedy are very close.

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Jean Harlow: I'm going to...

Jean Harlow: I'm going to...

I'm going to be a lady if it kills me.

Source: In Dinner at Eight, 1933.
-- Jean...

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Michelle Pfeiffer: You know, I...

Michelle Pfeiffer: You know, I...

You know, I look like a duck. I just do. And I'm not the only person who thinks that. It's the way my mouth sort of...

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Maggie Smith: I believe that...

Maggie Smith: I believe that...

I believe that I am past my prime. I had reckoned on my prime lasting till I was at least...

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Marjorie Main: Personally, I wouldn't...

Marjorie Main: Personally, I wouldn't...

Personally, I wouldn't marry a man who proposed to me over an invention.

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Marjorie Main: PA: Ought'a put...

Marjorie Main: PA: Ought'a put...

PA: Ought'a put up a towel rack ma . . . .
MA: No one is stopping you, that I know of . ....

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Meryl Streep: Integrate what you...

Meryl Streep: Integrate what you...

Integrate what you believe into every single area of your life. Take your heart to work and ask the most and best of...

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Donna Reed: Bread that this...

Donna Reed: Bread that this...

Bread that this house may never know hunger, salt that life may always have flavor.

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Vera-Ellen: Getting involved is...

Vera-Ellen: Getting involved is...

Getting involved is so, so . . . involving.

Source: As Ivy Smith ('Miss...

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Bob Hope: He carries so...

Bob Hope: He carries so...

He carries so many tacklers with him, he's listed in the Yellow Pages under 'Public...

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Woody Allen: Eighty percent of...

Woody Allen: Eighty percent of...

Eighty percent of success is showing up.

Source: In Friendly Advice, ed. Jon...

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Bill Cosby: Human beings are...

Bill Cosby: Human beings are...

Human beings are the only creatures that allow their children to come back home.

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Bill Cosby: Even though your...

Bill Cosby: Even though your...

Even though your kids will consistently do the exact opposite of what you're telling them to do, you have to keep...

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Joan Rivers: My routines come...

Joan Rivers: My routines come...

My routines come out of total unhappiness. My audiences are my group therapy.

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Dennis Miller: After seven years...

Dennis Miller: After seven years...

After seven years of marriage, I'm sure of two things -- first, never wallpaper together, and second, you'll need two...

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Fred Allen: A molehill man...

Fred Allen: A molehill man...

A molehill man is a pseudo-busy executive who comes to work at 9 AM and finds a molehill on his desk. He has until 5...

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Fred Allen: You can take...

Fred Allen: You can take...

You can take all the sincerity in Hollywood, place it in the navel of a fruit fly and still have room enough for three...

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