Liz Smith Quotes
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When I sing, people shut up.
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African-Americans are not a monolithic group. So, we tend to talk about the black community, the black culture, the African-American television viewing audience, but there are just as many facets of us as there are other cultures.
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I ran away from three different boarding schools before joining a circus school, and eventually I became an actor. The only thing I learned at boarding school was never to send my child to one.
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I don't know if women are meant to run, especially after having kids.
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There's many a bestseller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.
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An anxious unrest, a fierce craving desire for gain has taken possession of the commercial world, and in instances no longer rare the most precious and permanent goods of human life have been madly sacrificed in the interests of momentary enrichment.
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Where in the Constitution does it say that because we don't like a foreign country's leader, we should go in and topple the dictator?
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I don't want to be involved with an actor because I know how they are. I've had problems in the past being with guys who haven't had any success or haven't made as much money, and it's very uncomfortable.
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I love to play golf and watch movies in Tamil and Telugu whenever I get time.
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I've never wanted to be the boss.
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The lesson I learned is that sometimes the task you have at hand needs all of your concentration and focus.
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Women will use a glycolic acid cleanser, then an AHA/BHA serum, then a retinol night cream and sure, they have glowing skin, but that's the equivalent of a mini-peel each night. Go easy on your skin! Get good advice! We have finite layers!
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My favorite days were when I had a cold and could stay home from school and draw all day long.
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I was really into my studies and wanted to be a doctor.
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A celebrated and hugely popular actress in her native Iran, Ahangarani first landed on the radar of the Iranian authorities for her open support of opposition figure Mir-Hossein Mousavi, which led to her arrest in July 2009 in the aftermath of a disputed presidential election in Iran.
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The beginning of the shows are different. One time we'll say 'Hello, Denver'. Another time we'll say 'Hello, Memphis'. It's always different.
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It is fatal for any body of workers to have forever hanging from the fringes of its skirts other bodies on a level just below its own; for that means continual pressure downward, additional difficulty to be overcome in the struggle to maintain reasonable rates of wages.
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We should reward people, not ridicule them, for thinking the impossible.
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We have allowed the sexual debate to be defined by women, and that's not right. Men must speak, and speak in their own voices, not voices coerced by feminist moralists.
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It's right that in certain polls there has been a little downturn, but I am sure that no one doubts who will form the next government.
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The mind, properly controlled, can do just about everything. You can think your way through adversity, you can think your way through problems. It is a superpowerful instrument which so few use to maximum. And if the mind thinks with a believing attitude one can do amazing things.
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Not long ago, a hat was a conformist accessory. Then the 1960s came along, and young people didn't want to wear hats.
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Very few of us are succeeding in giving our parents the ideal death.
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You can't build a reputation on what you intend to do.
