Doris Eaton Travis Quotes
Florenz Ziegfeld, to us and our family, was just a delightful person. My sisters, Mary and Pearl, my brother Charlie and I all worked for him, and he treated us just beautifully, almost like a father. When I went with my mother up to his office, he was always gentlemanly and kindly. He was sort of a quiet person.
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Political stories in general are tough. They just don't appeal to as wide an audience.
Callie Khouri
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Gavin Newsom
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Faith Hill
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Laura Linney
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W. Edwards Deming
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Lance Armstrong
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Natalie Maines
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Jackie Collins
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Sam Graves
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Maggie Hassan
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Irvin D. Yalom
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Rachel Roberts
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Florenz Ziegfeld, to us and our family, was just a delightful person. My sisters, Mary and Pearl, my brother Charlie and I all worked for him, and he treated us just beautifully, almost like a father. When I went with my mother up to his office, he was always gentlemanly and kindly. He was sort of a quiet person.
Doris Eaton Travis