Tallulah Bankhead Quotes
(On seeing a former lover for the first time in years) I thought I told you to wait in the car.
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I am a genre lover - everything from spaghetti western to samurai movie.
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To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time, which even he has who has nothing else.
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Any art worthy of its name should address 'life', 'man', 'nature', 'death' and 'tragedy'.
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For me to be here tonight, everything had to be perfect. I had to get drafted by Utah, had to play with a point guard like John Stockton, and had to be coached by Jerry Sloan and Frank Layden.
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For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses.
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I get a lot of influence from pro wrestling. People are like, 'Oh, it's fake.' But it's not about whether the guy wins or loses, it's about how he entertains you the whole time you're watching.
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Do we really want Washington administrators coming between us and our doctors?
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The higher your station, the less your liberty.
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It's a different era. Our job now is to show leadership and vision and to help the next generation of artists.
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Most people who are looking to get a handgun are going to get a carry permit. But most people don't carry around rifles with them; they keep them at home or at the range.
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One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
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I always knew I would act. It was just a matter of time.
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I think I should get a bigger between-the-song persona, so then I'm not wandering around the stage like some mad old auntie that's saying hello to people and falling over.
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The men and women of my generation are heirs to that great collective success which has been admired worldwide and of which we are so proud. It is now up to us to pass it on to the coming generations.
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When the government takes video of people in public places, the images should only be kept as long as they may reasonably be needed to investigate a crime. After a few days, if there has not been a report of a crime, they should be destroyed.
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I had to create some good work habits and attitude.
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A stronger yuan could lead to greater Chinese asset accumulation in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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I very much want to be in the business of creating content, of doing stories all over the world rather than figuring out what the business model is for 'Newsweek' on the iPad, although that's very important work as well.
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If your plan is to put a product out there that people can see and understand, then by golly, we're going to get along just fine.
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I started studying at 26. Before that, I never thought of acting as something that I would ever try.
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Some things that I write, you'll see a page with cartoon pictures or a drawing of a car - like a Ford - or a flag. I still do it on an occasion when a word is strange to me.
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My days are filled with writing, reading, and being a mom. Some days, I get to visit schools around the country and talk about what it's like to be a writer. I often feel like I'm pretending, because it's still hard for me to believe it when I see someone holding a book that I've written.
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You've simply got to go on and on with your family and friends and tell them how much you love them because you never know whether they'll be there tomorrow, do you?
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(On seeing a former lover for the first time in years) I thought I told you to wait in the car.
