Margaret Anderson Quotes
. . . the great thing to learn about life is, first, not to do what you don't want to do, and, second, to do what you do want to do.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm known for having crazy shoes. I have a total Napoleon complex - I'm only 5'4", and every heel I have is four inches or more.
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I really enjoy getting to go and play on other people's shows for an episode or two. It adds such variety to my repertoire.
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Every ten years there is a new generation of actors.
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If some student came up and wanted to know where to study painting, you'd want to suggest someplace, but there's no place. I wouldn't know where to send a student to study.
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I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study.
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It's true that you need much time to get rid of the fat girl you once were, but you know I am sincerely grateful for my buttocks.
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Naturally, I was a bit of a curiosity, being the first hydrogen peroxide ingestion patient they had ever seen.
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I need this wild life, this freedom.
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When I was a kid and putting out my first records, there was a lot made out of the fact that the '50s/'60s generation was so dominant.
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I used to wear miniskirts with my GB top, and sparkly sandals, and the boys would be like: 'Oh my gosh, this girl cannot be serious.'
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I did a B.A. with a major in fine arts and a minor in psychology. I wanted to become a teacher or do art therapy for the elderly. But then I realised I wanted to travel instead.
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I don't accept gifts from perfect strangers - but then, nobody's perfect.
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Of course I wanted an agent from the time I was like 5, but my mother was like, 'No, you're going to be normal, you're going to go to school, you're going to get good grades, you're going to play soccer, and if you do well, if you keep your grades up, you can do one community-theater show a year.'
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I'm a serious eater and a seriously hungry person, so I set out on that path to figure it out for myself, and of course it really resonated with other people.
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Lebanon, Israel, Ireland, South Africa - wherever there is a bleeding sore on the body of the world, the same hard-eyed narrow-minded fanatics are busy, indifferent to life, in love with death.
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People say I am cheap, and I don't mind if they do.
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I have a strong affinity for animals.
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I was looking for the people who were making the music inside the cabinet. I would look in there and see if I could find somebody who was making all this wonderful music.
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I just miss - I miss being anonymous.
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If you are trying to raise a child to be a Jew, then you have to create a sense of Jewish identity. You really weaken that sense of identity if you celebrate two religions.
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Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status.
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There's nothing more marvelously wintery than orange root veg mash; some butter is all it needs.
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. . . the great thing to learn about life is, first, not to do what you don't want to do, and, second, to do what you do want to do.
