Lynn Fontanne Quotes
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That service is the noblest which is rendered for its own sake.
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I received my parents' permission and went into the Navy on June 3, 1941.
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Ending Iran's nuclear threat and bringing it into the international community of law-abiding nations is one of the most pressing U.S. foreign policy objectives.
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I'm obsessed with 'Scandal.' I love, love, love it. I've gotten to meet all of the cast at this point, and they're all so, so nice.
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It's so worth-while being a judge, because, if I make good, I can help prove that a woman's place is as much on the bench, in City Council, or in Congress, as in the home.
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I love gay Mardi Gras in Sydney, which is a big parade, a big march that thousands and thousands of people participate in. And there's one little group... well it's not little, it's got hundreds of people marching, and they're all very sweet, middle-aged and elderly people who are the parents of gay children who are out and proud.
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I'm not small, I'm space-efficient.
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The older you get, the things that you thought you wanted to do when you were younger, you're checking them off your list because you no longer want to them.
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I love fashion and there is no easier way to express yourself than through the clothes you wear.
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I personally don't even try to compare New York and L.A. To me, they are just way too different.
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Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
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I'm interested in fashion; I buy fairly good pieces, and I think as I've gotten older, I've pared down a lot.
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I wanted this, I wanted to do this, but my work is me, and it has to be right.
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I love the ending of a movie where two people end up together. Preferably if there's rain and an airport or running or a confession of love.
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Often with television, particularly with lifestyle entertainment, they really try and box you in.
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After I'd been in college for a couple years I'd read Shakespeare and Frost and Chaucer and the poets of the Harlem Renaissance. I'd come to appreciate how gorgeous the English language could be. But most fantasy novels didn't seem to make the effort.
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Obviously I've had great experiences with people I've worked with on films - I've married half of them! I should come with a warning sign that says, 'Don't worry, I'm not going to try to marry you. I'm done.'
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That was a major goal for me - to be able to reach and encourage more women, to encourage them to express themselves and be what they want to be. People get very trapped where they are.
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A man who will not lie to a woman has very little consideration for her feelings.
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To the rational being only the irrational is unendurable, but the rational is endurable.
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I am a mediocre being, a bit cunning.
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I wish I could sing. I love singers, but I am way too shy. Scares the hell out of me.
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I lied to everybody. I lie very well, being an actress, naturally.
