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" My idea of serenity - that wonderful word that everybody's trying to get into their life - is call-waiting. "
Elaine Stritch
Word
Life
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" Isn't this fantastic, what a star I am? "
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" I love New York. I went to New York to become an actress, and I did it. And I won all the awards known to man. And I'm happy. And I came home. I came, I saw, I conquered. And it feels great. "
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" Quite frankly I don't know how to be happy. I have not a clue. "
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" I don't think I'm gonna die tomorrow or even two weeks from now, or even ever. I just don't know - who the hell knows what's gonna happen to them? Nobody! Isn't that comforting? Nobody has a clue. I like that we don't know. And I like that it's somebody else's decision, not mine. "
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" I tell the truth, and it has gotten me into a lot of trouble. My dad used to say to me, 'If you tell the truth all day long, you will end up in jail.' "
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" I mention I'm going home, and I'm a star immediately! This used to happen with my boyfriends - as soon as I'd say, 'I gotta go home now,' they fell in love. "
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" There were a lot of lyrics that I sang but didn't understand. But I had this facade in performance of looking like I wrote the book. "
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" You never know what is happening to yourself when it is happening. "
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" Honestly, this is a big thing to say, but I don't think I've ever been bored. If I even get an inkling of it, I split. "
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" Fear is the base of what everybody does wrong in their lives. "
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" I never found anyone who could look after me as well as I could look after myself. "
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" The people in New York - their humor is on a level that goes, uh, very deep, you know? "
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" My biggest dream was to get out of Michigan - to discover life beyond the Sacred Heart Convent. "
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" You cannot tell an audience a lie. They know it before you do; before it's out of your mouth, they know it's a lie. "
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" There will always be ladies who lunch. Always. And apparently they live a long time. "
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" My movie career - if such a thing even exists - is laughable. "
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" I am not influenced by other human beings. But I am inspired. "
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" I never thought about living in New York. I just thought it was great. "
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" Let me tell you about those convents. All that crap about extending the pinkie finger while sipping tea is a myth. Convent schools are breeding grounds for great broads and occasionally one-of-the-boys. Convent schools teach you to play against everything, which is what I'm still doing. "
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