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" I've always been able to recount things, and I have a really good memory about dialog and what people have said before and this and that. "
Carol Burnett
Always
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" In '57, I got a job at the Blue Angel nightclub, and a gentleman named Ken Welch wrote all my material for me. I lived at a place called the Rehearsal Club that was actually the basis for a play called Stage Door. "
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" I had always been quiet and studious in school. I was the high school editor of the newspaper. "
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" You have to go through the falling down in order to learn to walk. It helps to know that you can survive it. That's an education in itself. "
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" We all get where we're going by circuitous journeys, and some of the setbacks are warranted. "
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" When things are a disappointment, try not to be so discouraged. "
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" Because nobody goes through life without a scar. "
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" I love to write. I have always loved writing. That was my first love. "
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