Olivia De Havilland Quotes
I have the idea that anyone who has ever heard my name has the distinct impression that I was put under the sod years ago just before they buried Lillian Russell.
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There are days where you do everything right and nothing goes in your favour.
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I think it's more important than ever to be as vocal as I can be about things I believe in outside of music.
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Metro never really wanted me for anything. I was always the one who happened to be free when their first choice was not.
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Over the years, I've learned that a sense of humor is the only skill that allows you to turn sucking at life into a career.
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Any time you get two people in a room who disagree about anything, the time of day, there is a scene to be written. That's what I look for.
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As an actor, I'm always up for exploring and trying new things.
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What is a diary as a rule? A document useful to the person who keeps it. Dull to the contemporary who reads it and invaluable to the student, centuries afterwards, who treasures it.
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Sorrel adds a unique grassy sharpness to salads and dressings, but it can be hard to come by.
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All I ever wanted to be was president of the American League.
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The American dream always meant that anybody willing to put in a hard day's work could make a decent living. That's just not true anymore for people without at least some post-high school education.
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The civil rights fight was a very important fight.
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I wish I were kind of normal. It would be so much more simple.
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This is the beauty of fiction. We may not like these characters, but we inhabit them.
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To be honest, I never really wrapped my mind around winning.
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If being a woman is a factor politically, it's usually not because of a conscious bias, but because women are a novelty.
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I love reading religious authors. Especially in the sort of circle I move in, people tend to be more secular, and I love reading books by just really smart people of religious faith. It's always a really cool perspective.
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Receiving the Newcombe Medal for a third year in a row is an amazing honour. The Newcombe Medal is a great occasion for the Australian tennis community to come together and celebrate our sport, recognise people's achievements and contributions to Australian tennis.
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I couldn't find anyone doing something about the astounding injustices women were experiencing, so I decided to do something myself. I cannot tell you how many people ridiculed my efforts.
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I sit around for ages waiting for inspiration. Then when I get an idea, I want to go with it and get something as quickly as possible. It's like catching a fly in a bottle. I'll play with drums for a bit, then the piano for a bit, play the guitar.
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I waited for the idea to consolidate, for the grouping and composition of themes to settle themselves in my brain.
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My mom is the most amazing woman ever. She grew up a single mom raising five kids, and she's always told me to follow my dreams. One thing I've learned about her is she sacrificed her whole life for me to focus on my dream, and I cannot wait to do that for my kids.
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When you experience bereavement at a youngish age, you suddenly realise that life is unjust and unfair, that bad things will happen, and you have to take that on board.
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There are at least two retrospectives of my work each year in some country.
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I have the idea that anyone who has ever heard my name has the distinct impression that I was put under the sod years ago just before they buried Lillian Russell.
