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Louise Brooks: Every actor has...

Louise Brooks: Every actor has...

Every actor has a natural animosity toward every other actor, present or absent, living or...

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Edith Evans: . . ....

Edith Evans: . . ....

. . . actresses are such very dull people off the stage. We are only delightful and brilliant when we are doing what...

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Brigitte Bardot: It is better...

Brigitte Bardot: It is better...

It is better to be unfaithful than faithful without wanting to be.

Source: The...

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Mae West: I generally avoid...

Mae West: I generally avoid...

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

Source: 'My Little...

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Carrie Fisher: I am a...

Carrie Fisher: I am a...

I am a spy in the house of me. I report back from the front lines of the battle that is me. I am somewhat nonplused by...

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Roseanne Barr: Beauty comes in...

Roseanne Barr: Beauty comes in...

Beauty comes in all sizes-not just size 5.

Source: In The Quotable Quotations Book,...

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Carol Burnett: When you have...

Carol Burnett: When you have...

When you have a dream you've got to grab it and never let go.

Source: In The...

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Whoopi Goldberg: I want Carl...

Whoopi Goldberg: I want Carl...

I want Carl Sagan to explain the sky to me.

Source: Referring to guests she wanted...

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Carol Burnett: Comedy is tragedy...

Carol Burnett: Comedy is tragedy...

Comedy is tragedy plus time.

Source: From Charades, an internet collection of...

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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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Ed Howe: When I was...

Ed Howe: When I was...

When I was a kid, my goodness, corporate America was a bunch of stolid white guys in gray suits trying to be serious,...

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Woody Allen: If you're not...

Woody Allen: If you're not...

If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very...

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Joan Rivers: I have become...

Joan Rivers: I have become...

I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door -- or...

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Fred Allen: I always have...

Fred Allen: I always have...

I always have trouble remembering three things: faces, names, and -- I can't remember what the third thing...

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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: Someday I want...

Rita Rudner: Someday I want...

Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to...

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Reba McEntire: Growing up is...

Reba McEntire: Growing up is...

Growing up is not being so dead-set on making everybody happy.

Source: In The Book...

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Fred Astaire: The higher up...

Fred Astaire: The higher up...

The higher up you go, the more mistakes you are allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of them, it's considered...

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John Sean O'Feeny Ford: When in doubt,...

John Sean O'Feeny Ford: When in doubt,...

When in doubt, make a western.

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

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Herbert Beerbohm Tree: A whipper-snapper of...

Herbert Beerbohm Tree: A whipper-snapper of...

A whipper-snapper of criticism who quoted dead languages to hide his ignorance of life.

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