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" I wish I could have been more enlightened at 18 and learned more about men because I could have avoided all the traps. "
Debbie Reynolds
Because
Been
I Wish
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" We slept in the park before we had a house, and eventually we shared a home - my parents, my grandparents and five uncles, my family, all of us - on White Oaks Street by Magnolia Street near the railroad. Those were hard times, but I loved living there. "
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" My husbands all repeatedly said the same thing - that I was not a very passionate woman. "
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" I was raised to think that if you behaved badly with men, you went to hell. I realise now it is puritanical and not very adult. "
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" Everything about the studio was enormous. You walked through the gates of iron, and it was palatial looking. The first day, I was introduced to Clark Gable. He said, 'Hello, kid. Welcome to MGM. I'm just leaving.' "
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" I always loved to entertain and show off in front of the neighbors. I would sing and dance at their houses. "
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" I always feel, as a mother does, that I protect her. Who will do that when I'm gone? "
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" Gene Kelly was a little tough, and he used to yell at me on the set. "
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" I spent some special years in my hometown of El Paso. "
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" We didn't have any real proper school. We did not have a place to go to learn to dance and the joy of dancing. "
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" My lifetime dream has been to assemble and preserve the history of the Hollywood film industry. "
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" You don't have to be angry and become an ugly person. "
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" I want happiness for my daughter - I want Carrie to be happy. "
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" People used to call her Debbie Reynolds' daughter. Now they call me Princess Leia's mother! "
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" So many things that happen to you are so dreadful, it's important to have a sense of humour. "
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" Bette Davis was a close friend. She loved to have a good time. "
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" I don't think you can ever be bitter about anything, because if you don't allow your heart to stay open, then all you have is a filled heart of hate and bitterness, and you're never able to love or like anybody. "
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" All of my husbands have robbed me blind. "
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" I wanted to have no ribs. I wore what was called a waist-nipper in those days. My mother made it. It's a piece of rubber band I wore around to hold my rib cage in. I don't know why I always loved that. I guess I was a glutton for punishment. I think I was born one of those people who loved swords and fought in armor. "
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" I wanted to get that sense of peace and even boredom that comes with long familiarity. "
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" You all know who she is. There's very little she isn't. "
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" I miss the movies. Still, I understood that my kind of movie has had its day. I thought it was over for me. "
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" I wanted to be as comfortable in that environment as she was. I moved around those areas in character. "
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" I can pick good food, but I can't pick a good man. "
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" I had a normal life; we didn't meet movie stars. We lived in Texas where you had rollerskates, and if you got a bicycle, that was a very big gift. "
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