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" By the time I got to the Fox studio for my first major film, I knew how to hit a mark. I knew how to memorize lines. I knew how to pay attention. "

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" Good luck needs no explanation. "

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" I've led three lives: the acting part, wife and mother - which is a career - and international relations. I'm proud of my career, the first one, and I'm proud of the other two, too. "

" When I saw work shoes, I would know that that person worked. I was very worried about people with shiny, pointed shoes as a child. "

" When I asked my mother why crowds shouted my name and said 'We love you,' she would dust it off by saying, 'Your work makes them happy.' She never let it go to my head. "

" I remember telling President Carter on his first night, when I was escorting people around, that I was interested in continuing public service and that politics didn't matter - but it does, doesn't it? "

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" When you're a performer, you have to please a large audience. And when you're in politics, you have to please a large audience, too. "

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" If I had it to do all over again, I wouldn't change anything. I probably would have paid for the pleasure of working. "