Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber (Mitzi Gaynor) Quotes
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I don't really like to work with actors that work a lot and are very well established already. In a way, I like to nurture talent and have it burst on the scene.
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'Dangerous' is an album that I was very dedicated to. I wanted every song to be a hit.
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I think, when I was younger, I believed in - and yearned for - conventional beauty. I thought there was a spectrum from ugly to beautiful, and that you could objectively plot everyone you saw along it.
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We are not opposed to public transportation. We are opposed to wasteful boondoggles.
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After working so hard on the court, I find that snacks help me avoid late-afternoon energy lows.
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One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it.
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The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be.
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I was very pleased, obviously, to have outsold such great writers. But I'm not insane - I do realize that I am a popular writer who people buy to take on vacation.
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I've always wanted to work with dogs, so in high school, I worked at the Humane Society for a little while. I honestly think, even today, that would be the other career I would go into. Somehow I would be involved with animals.
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My mom taught me the power of love. I learned to focus on the long-term big picture from my father. His sense of humor and light-hearted approach always make me smile. My husband is a pivotal anchor in my life. His influence encourages me to be independent and take risks.
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All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.
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Age is the first limitation on roles that I've ever had to encounter, and I hit that awhile ago.
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I, for one, will remain constantly vigilant of a government that admits its transgressions of liberty only when they are caught lying.
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If I can get a story about a player, I would give you a ship load of numbers, batting averages and all just for that one precious story. That's the kind of thing that I love to do.
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Basically, my goal in life is to be David Hyde Pierce - go to Hollywood, make some money, come back and just win some Tony Awards.
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My dad was part of the Oriole way. I think he was there 14 years in the minor leagues; I think seven of those years, they had the same people in place. So it was about continuity. It was about stability.
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I hate people who over intellectualize. It bores me deeply.
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There is always a certain glamour about the idea of a nation rising up to crush an evil simply because it is wrong. Unfortunately, this can seldom be realized in real life; for the very existence of the evil usually argues a moral weakness in the very place where extraordinary moral strength is called for.
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I stand to learn more working as an actor with really talented people than I do by directing a feature.
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To me, the stand up part in my life is great. I know I can do that. When I get an acting chance, I'm really thrilled.
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Sad will be the day for any man when he becomes contented with the thoughts he is thinking and the deeds he is doing - where there is not forever beating at the doors of his soul some great desire to do something larger; which he knows he was meant and made to do.
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The early seasons of 'The Simpsons' had a great deal of heart. That's what I'm trying to pull from, the kind of stuff that goes straight to kids' hearts. When they're watching, they don't necessarily know why they love something.
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Even at school I studied ethics instead of religion.
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I never worked with a stinker. How great is that!
