Ava Gardner Quotes
Although no one believes me, I have always been a country girl and still have a country girl's values.

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Verse in itself does not constitute poetry. Verse is only an elegant vestment for a beautiful form. Poetry can express itself in prose, but it does so more perfectly under the grace and majesty of verse. It is poetry of soul that inspires noble sentiments and noble actions as well as noble writings.
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Enthusiasm will steady the heart and strengthen the will; it will give force to the thought and nerve to the hand until what was only a possibility becomes a reality.
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I get to travel, see the world, meet people and be independent. I feel blessed.
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The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it.
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The worst affected from corruption is the common man.
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Evidence points out that if you raise tariffs too much it will increase smuggling.
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Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
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Writing this record let me recapture who I am. It is summed up in the title Be Not Nobody. You need to feel comfortable in your skin and do whatever you need to do for yourself, to heal or to grow.
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With any character I have played, there's infinite possibilities for how they might behave, depending on who they are talking to or how they react to things.
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My children didn't when they were little because I thought that they had to be of a certain age. I hoped they liked me well enough not to want to see me in that sort of a spot.
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Everybody who does anything for the public can be criticized. There's always someone who doesn't like it.
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We should not have drug laws or a court system that disproportionately punishes the black community.
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I've had a few ditty hits.
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When poverty shows itself, even mischievous boys understand what it means.
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I do watch 'American Idol' sometimes. It's not really that pleasurable... I take that back. It is the epitome of a guilty pleasure. Sometimes there's some good singers on that show.
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When my daughter wanted a toy and I had to check the price of it before buying it - that was one of the worst feelings.
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Cotton was a force of nature. There's a poetry to it, hoeing and growing cotton.
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I'm mainly an airport author, and if you're trying to take your mind off the journey, you're not going to read 'King Lear.'
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If the end brings me out right, what people said about me won't make any difference, and if the end brings me out wrong, 10 angels saying I was right won't make any difference.
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I try to wear a watch all the time, because I think guys get the short end of the stick when it comes to jewelry and accessories. A watch is a very chic men's item, and you're sort of wasting it if you just look at your cell phone.
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People are always afraid of the unknown - and banding together against the Thing That Is Different From Us is a time-honoured tradition for rallying the masses.
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I think it's horrible that people have to be told. Don't smoke! Everybody knows it's bad for the health. But they have to forbid it.
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Although no one believes me, I have always been a country girl and still have a country girl's values.