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" Remember this about the Korean War: The men were drafted; the women volunteered. "
Loretta Swit
War
Women
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" So much of life is luck. One day you make a right turn and get hit by a car. Turn left and you meet the love of your life. I think I made the correct turn. "
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" It wasn't so much that I was all alone on stage, but it was the realization of how much you need the response-you need the audience to tell you where to go. "
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" M*A*S*H offered real characters and everybody identified with them because they had such soul. The humor was intelligent and it always assumed that you had an intellect. "
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" I never really thought it out. I just woke up one day, and I was involved in all these projects. They just seemed to involve animals. "
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" My parents didn't want me to go into show business. They were afraid of what would happen if I didn't succeed. They wanted me to get married and have babies. I never saw marriage and family in my life. "
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" I just can't remember a time when I wasn't involved with animals and wildlife. "
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" Hot Lips changed a lot in eleven years. Initially, Margaret Houlihan behaved as though a man were the only thing that could complete her life, and she didn't see what richness her life contained. She gained a lot of self-esteem through the years, and she came to realize that what she did, what she offered, was valuable. "
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" I haven't met a horse I didn't love. I love caring for them, cleaning them. I love doing my own tack and giving them treats. "
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" Our planet is dying. Whales will be extinct before we ever get to know them. They say these creatures are so intelligent. They may disappear from the face of the Earth before we know them, and that is a great tragedy. "
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" When I left the house to become an actress, my mother literally flung her body across the door and said, 'You're killing me!' It was a very strict household. That can be okay, but there was also no nourishment, either. "
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" We should be able to be ourselves. Make a political stand if you want to. "
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" Shirley Valentine is a beautiful character and so well written. What Shirley speaks and thinks is so logical. "
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" You only know what you know. "
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" When I went to school, I was in the same mode. I did the things I enjoyed, what I loved. "
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" I don't eat or wear animals, but I never tell people not to - that's just my view. "
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" Television is hard work. It's all hard work. Theatre is hard work. I tell you, I have bruises from changing backstage. Those quick changes are really difficult. "
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" If you're 90 and look good in a mini-skirt, go for it. What is 'age appropriate'? Such nonsense. My mother lived to 106, so what's middle-age? Seventy is the new 50. "
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" I just can't wait to get out there on stage. There's no anxiety at all. I love being able to take this journey with the audience, because we all have a ball with it - even if we're crying. "
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" My first thought in life was wanting to be an actor. I was in ballet slippers and on pointe as soon as I could walk. I always wanted to be an actress, not a mother or housewife. "
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" If you care enough, you make a difference. "
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" Watching movies was like going to school for me. It still is. You're always learning. Even if it's bad, you're learning what not to do. "
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" I've played some great ladies. Mame. Agnes Gooch in 'Mame,' when I started out in the '60s... it's a beautiful role. "
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" I'm an art collector, have been for years, and I paint. Needless to say, the artwork in my houses, apartment is extensive. "
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" The pursuit of happiness is in our Constitution. We're all entitled to have the best we can. "
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" Everybody has their thing. I think you can always do what you like. "
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" I have certain strong interests that fill my life as well. "
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" Telling parents in New Jersey you want to act isn't exactly like telling them you want to be a doctor or a dentist. There are no guarantees. It's hard, but all the arts are. Can you imagine the pain of writer's block? "
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" I don't think we should be deprived of the privilege of free speech. "
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" Animals are thinking, feeling creatures. They're sensitive. "
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