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" When I was girl, you could still get certain jobs if you didn't have a diploma. "
Rita Moreno
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" I was never offered enough, and that's the truth. "
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" I think it's important to be reminded that that's what this country is comprised of - people from other countries. "
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" I call myself the hardware shelf. There's a lot of awards and honors there. And I have earned that. I didn't ask for it, I didn't beg for it, I didn't pay for it. I earned that. People see the accomplishments - but it's good to remind people that so much strife and labor and tears and heartbreak came before that, that it really is earned. "
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" My voice has many dynamics in it. Like my little body. "
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" There is something about sex that always brings out the funny in me. I think it's because we make such fools of ourselves over it. "
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" I played a Siamese girl from Thailand. I played an Arabian girl. I did a lot of American Indians. I never, ever was able to do a part without assuming some kind of accent. "
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" Maybe it's my age, but I know I look good, so I'm not going to look like another person suddenly because I don't have makeup on - same hair, same person. "
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" I love performing for kids, but you can't play down to them, of course. Then it would be 'Captain Kangaroo.' "
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" When you engage your brain, it just keeps getting fatter and richer and wonderful. "
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" I can't dwell on past mistakes. "
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" I was determined that with perseverance and faith, at some point, someone would say, 'This girl has talent,' and would cast me in something meaningful. "
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" When I was nominated for the Oscar, I was absolutely positive that Judy Garland would win for 'Judgment at Nuremberg,' and then they call my name, and I was absolutely paralyzed. And I remember walking down to the stage and saying to myself, 'Don't run. It's not dignified.' "
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" I'm so damn lucky to still be here at 85. If I get a hangnail, I don't dare complain! Life is good. I wake up humming. "
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" When was the last time you saw a musical about people at war with each other? "
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" I feel like I could go on forever. "
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" If you're going to write about your life, you must write about your life. "
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" I had a very poor image of myself because I believed too much of the people around me when I was very young. "
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" Arrogance - I have very little tolerance for that. "
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" I've been neurotic in my life; I've had neurotic relationships with men. What else is new? But you really have to learn to be resilient - able to bounce back, pick yourself up, and just keep moving. "
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" You talk about meant to be - oh my goodness, I have never done anything else in my life except be a performer. "
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" I write with my left hand even though I'm right-handed, I walk backwards in a very safe place - anything that engages your brain. "
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" My video has a lot to do with the inside of a woman. Usually, exercise videos refer to exteriors only. They never talk to a woman where she lives - in her heart and soul. I do that at the beginning and end of mine. "
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" Doing 'The Electric Company' was the most fun ever. "
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