Mae West Quotes
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I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.
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A happy wife is a happy life.
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So with the end of the Cold War, it became increasingly obvious that there was no basis upon which any decision was being made, not in the White House, and certainly because of that, not in the Congress.
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It's a massive consumer frustration around the world about how long they have to wait after the U.S. to see television shows and movies. In the U.S., there's the frustration of having to wait a year to watch a movie in the format that you choose.
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Language is the most extraordinary invention in the history of humanity, the one which came before everything and which makes it possible to share everything.
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Don't pay any attention to the critics - don't even ignore them.
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Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.
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We have four beautiful children and some wonderful memories.
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There are times I think it might be nice to have deep-pocketed limited partners to provide me with some cushion. But I enjoy having no responsibilities except to myself, financially.
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A comic can be aesthetically beautiful. I think they captured it beautifully and accurately.
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Sob, heavy world Sob as you spin, Mantled in mist Remote from the happy.
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The 'We Have Overcome' generation has run out of intellectual creativity but refuses to leave the political stage.
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I've known the glory of the stage and the glory of the spotlight. I still crave it. I want to be on 'American Bandstand' and 'Soul Train' as a solo artist. As a producer, songwriter and arranger, I help other artists say what they want to say. But on my records, I say what I want to say.
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I just don't know the art of making friends with girls. And that's the reason why I've never had a single girl as a friend. Also, I'm so engrossed in cricket that I've never found an opportunity to interact with girls very closely. In a way, it's better, as my mind doesn't get diverted!
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I understood from an early age what being competitive means.
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Don't ever call a guy first. The thing they want the most is whatever they can't have. It sounds really juvenile, but it works.
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Joe Dugan, who was my roommate on the Yankees, was an honorary pallbearer, too. He was standing next to me as they were carrying the Babe down the steps of St. Pat's Cathedral here in New York. There must have been 5,000 people standing around on the sides of the street, and it was tremendous.
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Twenty is a wonderful age for things to be sparked.
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The function of the novel is the exploration of the human condition. Really, that's what it's all about.
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Misbehavior and punishment are not opposites that cancel each other - on the contrary they breed and reinforce each other.
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It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars.
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Some folks are wise and some are otherwise.
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Actors are just soldiers who follow commands.
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I enjoyed the courtroom as just another stage but not so amusing as Broadway.
