Bea Arthur Quotes
I... was not too happy to suddenly take on this public role thrust upon me. They just assumed I was the Joan of Arc of the women's movement. And I wasn't at all. It put a lot of unnecessary pressure on me.
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I remember the moon landings, and Apollo was the paradigm by which all progress was measured at that time. And I knew that creating a true space-faring civilization was both possible and practical. What I failed to realize was that the effort would fail due to bureaucratic inertia and political apathy.
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My primary interest has always been about exploring the human psyche and humanity.
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It is by a wise economy of nature that those who suffer without change, and whom no one can help, become uninteresting. Yet so it may happen that those who need sympathy the most often attract it the least.
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I was very influenced by movies; I was very influenced by a world that had a sense of dream.
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My experience growing up in a rough and tumble town in the blue-collar world of Western Pennsylvania in the 1970s was that anything a man did was always more important than anything a woman did.
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I was an expert horseman.
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My dad is a comedian, entertainer, you know. He always likes to make people laugh. With me, it just depends on what mood I'm in. You get what you get.
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I have self-actualized. Pardon me whilst I adjust my glowing halo.
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Men look like pandas when they try and put make-up on.
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The history of the music industry is inevitably also the story of the development of technology. From the player piano to the vinyl disc, from reel-to-reel tape to the cassette, from the CD to the digital download, these formats and devices changed not only the way music was consumed, but the very way artists created it.
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I'm not afraid of failing. I don't like to fail. I hate to fail. But I'm not afraid of it.
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My opinion, my conviction, gains immensely in strength and sureness the minute a second mind as adopted it.
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One way to reduce the need for layoffs would be to cut back on hours, spreading the available work among more employees.
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I've done thousands of interviews in my life, and it's a format that I quite enjoy, because I think of questions in interviews as an opportunity to sort of gauge my growth in a way. It gives me an idea of how I'm navigating this world that I'm in.
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If there is a God, atheism must seem to Him as less of an insult than religion.
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To oppose something is to maintain it.
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To be honest, I never really wrapped my mind around winning.
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I don't want to fight anybody that just wants to hold you and try and eat the time.
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Refuse to criticize, condemn, or complain. Instead, think and talk only about the things you really want.
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The men and women, who desire to obtain seats in the celestial kingdom, will find that they must battle everyday.
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The first time I toured with the 'Large Band' in 1988, I got so tired. If I just stood still anywhere, I could go to sleep. I was that tired. But I had to perform. And I did, and after that tour, I was much less fretful about going out onstage.
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If after all my Atheology turns out wrong and your Theology right I feel I shall always be able to pass into Heaven (if I want to) as a friend of G.K.C.'s. Bless you.
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I won't wear rings and jewelry on the stage because I don't want you looking at my hands. I want you hearing what I'm saying.
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I... was not too happy to suddenly take on this public role thrust upon me. They just assumed I was the Joan of Arc of the women's movement. And I wasn't at all. It put a lot of unnecessary pressure on me.
