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Katharine Hepburn: Acting is the...

Katharine Hepburn: Acting is the...

Acting is the perfect idiot's profession.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Tallulah Bankhead: Nobody can be...

Tallulah Bankhead: Nobody can be...

Nobody can be exactly like me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it.

Source:...

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Tallulah Bankhead: No man worth...

Tallulah Bankhead: No man worth...

No man worth his salt, no man of spirit and spine, no man for whom I could have any respect, could rejoice in the...

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Ingrid Bergman: You must train...

Ingrid Bergman: You must train...

You must train your intuition -- you must trust the small voice inside you which tells you exactly what to say, what...

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Carrie Fisher: Instant gratification takes...

Carrie Fisher: Instant gratification takes...

Instant gratification takes too long.

Source: x
-- Carrie Fisher, (Oct 21...

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Sandra Bernhard: A remembrance can...

Sandra Bernhard: A remembrance can...

A remembrance can mean nothing to the one remembered; it can only remind the ones left behind how little they did...

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Lily Tomlin: The best mind-altering...

Lily Tomlin: The best mind-altering...

The best mind-altering drug is truth.

Source: In Webster's Electronic Quotebase,...

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Lily Tomlin: The formula for...

Lily Tomlin: The formula for...

The formula for water is H2O. Is the formula for an ice cube H2O squared?

Source:...

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Goldie Hawn: There are only...

Goldie Hawn: There are only...

There are only three ages for women in Hollywood -- Babe, District Attorney, and Driving Miss...

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Goldie Hawn: Once you can...

Goldie Hawn: Once you can...

Once you can laugh at your own weaknesses, you can move forward. Comedy breaks down walls. It opens up people. If...

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Phylicia Rashad: There's always something...

Phylicia Rashad: There's always something...

There's always something to suggest that you'll never be who you wanted to be. Your choice is to take it or keep on...

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Liza Minnelli: Reality is something...

Liza Minnelli: Reality is something...

Reality is something you rise above.

Source: In The Book of Quotes, by Barbara...

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Virginia Graham: Be blind. Be...

Virginia Graham: Be blind. Be...

Be blind. Be stupid. Be British. Be careful.

Source: Say Please, ch. 24,...

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Duke Ellington: My mother told...

Duke Ellington: My mother told...

My mother told me I was blessed, and I have always taken her word for it. Being born of -- or reincarnated from --...

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Duke Ellington: It Don't Mean...

Duke Ellington: It Don't Mean...

It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing.

Source: Song Title, 1932.
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Duke Ellington: Critics have their...

Duke Ellington: Critics have their...

Critics have their purposes, and they're supposed to do what they do, but sometimes they get a little carried away...

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Duke Ellington: Create, and be...

Duke Ellington: Create, and be...

Create, and be true to yourself, and depend only on your own good taste.

Source:...

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Duke Ellington: The common root,...

Duke Ellington: The common root,...

The common root, of course, comes out of Africa. That's the pulse.The African pulse. It's all the way back from . . ....

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Duke Ellington: Fate is being...

Duke Ellington: Fate is being...

Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be too famous too young.

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Gypsy Rose Lee: Anything worth doing...

Gypsy Rose Lee: Anything worth doing...

Anything worth doing well is worth doing slowly.

Source:
-- Gypsy Rose Lee,...

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