Maureen O'Hara Quotes
I began to rationalize marrying William Houston Price. 'He comes from a good family. A girl could do worse.' (As it turned out, I couldn't, but I didn't know that yet)
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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I am not content to entrust our free-speech rights to the good graces and whims of Congress and hope that politicians don't abuse their power.
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When I was on 'Trauma,' the first order was six, which turned to 12, and then there were rumors of getting cancelled. I'm used to that.
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Corporations take the humanity out of trade - they take the happiness out and replace it with something that is ugly.
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Never sit staring at a blank page or screen. If you find yourself stuck, write. Write about the scene you're trying to write. Writing about is easier than writing, and chances are, it will give you your way in.
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In those days, even as a boy, I watched some people that I knew were living way beyond their means.
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After the revolution, it might very well remain necessary to place people where they could not do harm to others. But the one under restraint should be cut off from the rest of society as little as possible.
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Military preparedness is absolutely a form of strength.
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I've sort of been an anthropologist of modern America, in a non-academic way. Whether it's Marines or Tupperware salesladies, high end audiophiles or bike couriers, I'm fascinated by the hallmarks of the American tribe.
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Personality is everything that's false in a human: everything that's been added on to him and contrived.
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I have worries and fears just like everybody else. But I have every reason to wake up each morning and be very happy.
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I was a huge fan of comedy and movies and TV growing up, and I was able to memorize and mimic a lot of things, not realizing that that meant I probably wanted to be an actor. I just really, really amused myself and my friends with memorizing entire George Carlin or Steve Martin albums.
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I'd like to give people leaden boots in galleries, so they'd be a bit slower in front of my paintings. And that's because I spend so much time looking at them. I can look at them a long, long time without getting bored. I disappear.
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People think that if you have a huge appetite, then you'll be better at it. But actually, it's how you confront the food that is brought to you. You have to be mentally and psychologically prepared.
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I don't mind going back to daylight saving time. With inflation, the hour will be the only thing I've saved all year.
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I try to avoid conflict. I don't want people to be unhappy.
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But, I couldn't live without creation gymnastics.
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The state of law is equal for all people. It cannot depend on electoral politics.
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It is very good to be Olympic champion, but that is not the strongest field.
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Comedy is taken care of by a free market.
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It's one thing to have forced time off as an actor, and another thing when you actually say, 'I don't want to read anything, and I don't want to talk to anybody.'
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Every day, I'm trying to push the boundaries creatively, and sometimes it does push the boundary too far, and that's what I had to learn.
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We wanted to pick individuals who did have unique experiences and unique backgrounds.
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I began to rationalize marrying William Houston Price. 'He comes from a good family. A girl could do worse.' (As it turned out, I couldn't, but I didn't know that yet)
