"My desire for the part of Mammy was not dominated by selfishness for Hollywood has been good to me and I am grateful."

Desire, Hollywood, Selfishness

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"My desire for the part of Mammy was not dominated by selfishness for Hollywood has been good to me and I am grateful."

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"Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

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"I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental and physical experience possible in my life. And I am horribly limited."

Sylvia Plath, American Poet

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"The greatest part of intimate confidences proceed from a desire either to be pitied or admired."

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"Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire."

Patti Smith, American Musician

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"Without 'Gnan' (True Knowledge of the Self), desire(s) will not go away."

Dada Bhagwan, Indian Spiritual Leader

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"You need to be greedy or ignorant to truly want to live forever."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

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"Nothing prevents one from appearing natural as the desire to appear natural."

Francois de La Rochefoucauld, French Writer

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"Duty - that which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along the line of desire."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

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"He'd noticed that sex bore some resemblance to cookery: it fascinated people, they sometimes bought books full of complicated recipes and interesting pictures, and sometimes when they were really hungry they created vast banquets in their imagination - but at the end of the day they'd settle quite happily for egg and chips. If it was well done and maybe had a slice of tomato."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

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"If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

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"I don't belong on this earth. I always feel out of place - like a visitor."

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"My desire for the part of Mammy was not dominated by selfishness for Hollywood has been good to me and I am grateful."

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"I am loathe to get married again. I've been married enough; I just prefer to forget it."

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"You can best fight any existing evil from the inside."

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"In playing the part of Mammy, I tried to make her a living, breathing character, the way she appeared to me in the book."

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"Putting a little time aside for clean fun and good humor is very necessary to relieve the tensions of our time."

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"When I was little, my mother taught me how to use a fork and knife. The trouble is that Mother forget to teach me how to stop using them!"

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