Patty Duke Quotes
I joke around a lot about the manic times because they're funny. We manics do outrageous things and it is part of our colorful nature.
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I think that when we strip people down, most of us want the same things. People just have very different views of how to get there.
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My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind as adopted it.
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When I won the belt, it was kind of a precedent... The only Canadian to have ever held it.
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My mom has helped me nurture my interest and hone my talent.
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There's no such thing as a non-final cut director.
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When I first got Yves Saint Laurent Couture, I didn't know how to take off a cape. I would ask Katoucha and Dalma - the real divas of the runway - 'Can you show me?' I've never been afraid to ask for help.
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I love the simplicity and freedom of running. A pair of shoes, and you are all set to explore new trails.
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She wanted us to feel we were above everyone in the town. She really did tell us that we were related to Chief Justice John Marshall, and that may have been true. I never did bother to find out.
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I can understand Communism, but not Socialism.
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I have a different way of thinking. I think synergistically. I'm not linear in thinking, I'm not very logical.
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When we're back home, I feel pretty domesticated.
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In theatre, you've got to make the connect with your audience in the first three minutes. If you haven't, you know you've almost lost them.
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I am my own sanctuary and I can be reborn as many times as I choose throughout my life.
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Being single has its ups and downs, and being in a relationship has its ups and downs. It depends on how you balance it and how you handle your problems within your relationship.
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Every character has their reasons - even the characters who do dumb things.
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People think that, when you're doing comedy, nothing means anything, that people run around and act crazy. It's quite the opposite. The stakes are life-and-death.
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It is always good to be on the scoresheet.
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That young people don't have valid thoughts about the world because they haven't been alive long enough is sadly a very popular and, frankly, unoriginal sentiment. When I think about that time, I was just responding to the world around me.
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I wish I knew that when I go in for an audition and I don't get the part, it actually doesn't have to do with me on a personal level.
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Something's that written out is okay, but it's not always a clear indication of what a person means.
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Whenever the pressure of our complex city life thins my blood and numbs my brain, I seek relief in the trail; and when I hear the coyote wailing to the yellow dawn, my cares fall from me - I am happy.
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I devour nature ceaselessly. I exaggerate, sometimes I make changes in the subject; but still I don't invent the whole picture. On the contrary, I find it already there. It's a question of picking out what one wants from nature.
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Don't compare your career to anyone else's. It's tough when you're in a business that's competitive. I was having a difficult time with that in college. Now, I'm having to learn to be patient and be where I am.
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I joke around a lot about the manic times because they're funny. We manics do outrageous things and it is part of our colorful nature.
