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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So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.
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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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For a lot of pop performers, fame and celebrity is part of the job. But for singer-songwriters, no one really cares.
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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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Science is Christian, not when it condemns itself to the letter of things, but when, in the infinitely little, it discovers as many mysteries and as much depth and power as in the infinitely great.
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It takes one person to give you a big chance.
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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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When you get told that you have a disease, it's like: 'Really? Nah, it's all right. I don't believe that. It must be something else, I'm just making an excuse, let me push harder.'
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I pass, at length, to the third and perfectly absolute dominion, which we call democracy.
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The liberation of Iraq is a crucial advance in the campaign against terror.
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I think you're always trying to challenge yourself to do new things and not repeat yourself.
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I was very chatty and talkative and always getting sent out of class for talking too much and not paying attention, passing notes.
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I never worked with a stinker. How great is that!
