Miriam Hopkins Quotes
How can a motion picture reflect real life when it is made by people who are living artificial lives?
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Good comedy is ageless.
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I don't really feel like I have to have a debate with my husband over issues.
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I don't jog, if I die I want to be sick.
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The artist finds, that the more he can confine his attention to a particular part of any work, his productions are the more perfect, and grow under his hands in the greater quantities.
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Any job very well done that has been carried out by a person who is fully dedicated is always a source of inspiration.
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I used to dream of some kind of way that you could carry a phone with you - but I never thought I would see it in my lifetime. It doesn't matter nowadays if you are caught in traffic or got lost on the way somewhere. You can just send a text and the recipient will know that you haven't fallen under a bus.
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The bad guys don't always get punished and the good guys are not necessarily pure.
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When you feel stuck in a hard time, jump-start a pro-change attitude by letting go of possessions that no longer work for you - like old clothes and old shoes.
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I don't try to hurt people in any way, and I try to help out wherever I can.
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I was lucky to have my allergist who diagnosed me with CIU.
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I love the word 'dearth,' by the way. It's one of my favorite words.
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We all love to be admired and given compliments, but I don't really keep track.
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My very first job was a cashier at Burger King in Tucson, Arizona. And I occasionally worked the drive-thru. I'd go wherever I was needed! My second job was at Dairy Queen. I stayed in the fast food royalty.
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Some men are alive simply because it is against the law to kill them.
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When I board an airplane these days, all the middle-aged men are dressed like me - when I was an 8-year-old. They're in shorts and T-shirts. And it's not just on airplanes. It's in business offices, teachers' lounges, and churches.
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The public saw my father right out of central casting. He looked the part, acted the part... he was the part! The real life Godfather.
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I just worked my own personal thoughts into my music, and just kept at it until I found a way in.
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My folks have played everything from rock, disco, pop, funk, and blues. My dad has always brought and played different genres like jazz, classical, and Latin. With all this in my pocket, I feel I have a taste of everything for my influences.
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I don't even draw on my life experiences when I'm acting. I just try and make it feel like I'm living through that person's skin.
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I don't look so closely at women's fashion, but from the 20th century on, people have had the freedom to express themselves and their individualities, and fashion is one of the most fundamental ways in which they do this, men and women are equally able to express themselves.
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If the people in Britain knew the nature and disposition of the New England people as well as we do they would not find so many friends in England as I suppose they do.
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You [as a president] have to have a strong team around you. You have to have respect for institutions and the process to make good decisions because you are inherently reliant on other folks.
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If you don't question the officials' role then you've got to ask what they are doing
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How can a motion picture reflect real life when it is made by people who are living artificial lives?
