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" I was born an only child in Vienna, Austria. My father found hours to sit by me by the library fire and tell fairy stories. "
Hedy Lamarr
Fire
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Father
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" Some men like a dull life - they like the routine of eating breakfast, going to work, coming home, petting the dog, watching TV, kissing the kids, and going to bed. Stay clear of it - it's often catching. "
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" Analysis gave me great freedom of emotions and fantastic confidence. I felt I had served my time as a puppet. "
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" I remember all too well the premiere of Ecstasy when I watched my bare bottom bounce across the screen and my mother and father sat there in shock. "
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" Dirt makes a man look masculine. Let your hair blow in the wind, and all that. It's OK. All you have to do is look neat when you have to look neat. "
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" Men are most virile and most attractive between the ages of 35 and 55. Under 35 a man has too much to learn, and I don't have time to teach him. "
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" I'd rather wear jewels in my hair than anywhere else. The face should have the advantage of this brilliance. "
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" My mother always called me an ugly weed, so I never was aware of anything until I was older. Plain girls should have someone telling them they are beautiful. Sometimes this works miracles. "
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" Lawyers know how to take isolated complaints in a divorce case and build them into one big one. "
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" If I were to name my favorite pastime, I'd have to say talking about myself. I love it and I think most other people do too. We need, people like us, more listeners and less talkers. "
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" If I had my way everyone would have a psychiatrist. When the brain is sick and you must throw up, you do it by being purged in a psychiatrist's office. "
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" I'm a sworn enemy of convention. I despise the conventional in anything, even the arts. "
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" Jack Kennedy always said to me, Hedy, get involved. That's the secret of life. Try everything. Join everything. Meet everybody. "
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" I would tell anyone who wants something from someone else to feign not wanting it. People are perverse. If you show great affection to them, they'll run the other way. "
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" I was in constant demand, in my professional life and my personal life. "
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" A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires. "
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" I know why most people never get rich. They put the money ahead of the job. If you just think of the job, the money will automatically follow. This never fails. "
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