Mary Badham Quotes
Most of the performances I see on TV and in movies are so self-conscious and overacted. I would think a natural actress would be welcome.
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We may stumble and fall but shall rise again; it should be enough if we did not run away from the battle.
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My husband and I click wedding rings sometimes and say, 'By the power of the Castle of Greyskull!'
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I've got bowlegs, so if I do a midcalf look, I look bandy.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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New York City is my favorite city in the world.
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Jazz is the only music in which the same note can be played night after night but differently each time.
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In my proper character, I am an officer of the United States Army.
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We are not going back to the failed policies of the past. We are fighting for the middle class!
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The proper study of Man is anything but Man; and the most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.
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Christine Bass was my high school music teacher. She took a program on its last legs and within a few years turned into one of the best programs in the country. Our high school dominated national choir competitions all through her 20-plus year tenure.
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There's nothing regular about my life at all, really. I don't keep a regular schedule and every day is different. It's all rather chaotic.
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I believe things happen that can't be explained, but so many people seem intent on explaining them. Everyone has an answer for them. Either aliens or things from the spirit world.
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Australia, to the rest of the world, is just far away, and Australia in the Thirties was the faraway of the faraway.
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First time I saw Elvis was at the Lubbock County fairgrounds in Lubbock, Texas. He was on the back end of a truck. There was about 1500 screaming kids.
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Finland, and all the other European countries, we are too dependent on imported energy. We should be using a broader variety of energy resources.
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One of the greatest and simplest tools for learning more and growing is doing more.
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In short, we have, among African countries, a duty of solidarity.
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They still had the Lord Chamberlain, so we had this idiotic censorship. We were allowed three Jesus Christs instead of 10. Why three were OK, I don't know.
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There's no way for me to know, but my best guess, as it must be for everyone, is that other people are pretty much like me.
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Wise men are able to make a fitting use even of their enmities.
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I am extremely active and conscious of not eating any processed foods.
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Democracy is made up of three elements. One is whether the laws support pluralistic principles. The second is whether the people take advantage of these laws. The third element is whether the peoples' wallets are thick enough to benefit from this democracy.
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Most of the performances I see on TV and in movies are so self-conscious and overacted. I would think a natural actress would be welcome.
