Mae West Quotes
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One thing I did was grow up as an ardent naturalist. I never grew out of my bug period.
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I have never believed in the impossible.
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I've never seen anyone die. It's hard to imagine what it would be like.
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When you're not under a 'series regular' contract, and other jobs come up, you try to juggle everything.
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If I were to continue to work in an established mode, it stands to reason the work would be limited by this - that it would never surpass the prior work in quality.
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I used to kind of go for it, right? Like, I'd be the one who would say, 'All right, there's Kate Moss. I'm going to try to make out with her.'
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I have always believed in dialogue and in nonviolence, and if you look at my background you will see that it has always been my policy to talk to everyone.
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When you're younger they always try to get you to do every ninny role that's going.
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I've never had to explain 'Prometheus' to people, ever. Most people get it.
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Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
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Never despair, but if you do, work on in despair.
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People always say I'm a legend, but I'm not. Not until I've defended my Olympic titles. That's when I've decided I'll be a legend.
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Smarter is always the answer.
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One always wonders about roads not taken.
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If the world sees that we can defend our borders... then no one will try to come to Hungary illegally.
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My family never owned a home. We leased.
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I've never been more famous than I was, suddenly, in 1986.
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At times, our circumstances call for us to make critical choices to keep our covenants or to compromise them. Covenants should never be compromised, even when at the moment some circumstances might seem to justify it.
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I never was a popular kid in class.
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Retire? I will never retire.
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When you're still, and some actors are really brilliant at that, you bring a kind of energy to you as opposed to sending the energy out. There are some actors, like Gary Cooper or Kevin Spacey, that are absolutely brilliant - Gene Hackman is another - at being and allowing the audience to just do the work.
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The acquisition of knowledge - knowledge of both the world and of their own religion - will inoculate young people against extremist ideologies.
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When a system of oppression has become institutionalized it is unnecessary for individuals to be oppressive.
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When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before.
