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Sin in the theater, I can observe now, is comparable to education in a university: it is there for those who wish to take advantage of it, but fewer do than you might suspect.
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Forty-seven is nothing at all, nor is any age unless you're a cheese...
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A woman past forty should make up her mind to be young; not her face.
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A woman isn't as old as she thinks she is. She's as old as men think she is.
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It seems to me that the most fundamental mistake most parents make with children is to expect them to be grateful. Children are never grateful.... The 'sacrifices' you made were not for them, they were for you.
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Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
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Born:
August 7, 1884
Died:
May 14, 1970
(aged 85)
Bio:
Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke was an American actress, famous on Broadway and in early silent film, best known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in the movie musical The Wizard of Oz.
Known for:
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Dinner at Eight (1933)
Topper (1937)
Father of the Bride (1950)
Merrily We Live (1938)
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