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"A boy is not free to find a partner of his own as long as he must be the partner to his mother."
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"People who lost their mother should be careful about committing crime, because probably no one else is praying to save you."
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"Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother."
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"Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother."
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"My mother told me I was dancing before I was born. She could feel my toes tapping wildly inside her for months."
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"A child born to a Black mother in a state like Mississippi... has exactly the same rights as a white baby born to the wealthiest person in the United States. It's not true, but I challenge anyone to say it is not a goal worth working for."
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"When my mother signed at MGM, that was the only kind of contract you could sign. There was no such thing as an independent agent."
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"What a mother sings to the cradle goes all the way down to the coffin."
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"My mother-in-law was with me during all four of my births and when she was sitting next to me holding my hand during the cesareans, well, I craved that."
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"My mother taught me to read."
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"I love the fast lane."
Love

"It's sheer torture. I have to be up with the chickens every day and go to work on my body. I hate it, but I do it."
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"I made up my mind to be an actress when I was 4 years old."
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"My first husband, yes, I eloped with him from Hungary against my mother's wishes."
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"East Hampton happens to have been the first place in the world where I was a star, a real star with a star pasted above my name on the dressing-room door."
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"I'm acting when I serve as a hostess, when I run my wig business. I was born to act, and life itself is the greatest part."
Life

"Love is a game that two can play and both win."
Love

"I'm a workaholic. Before long I'm traveling on my nervous energy alone. This is incredibly exhausting."
Energy

"After all the work I've done, why should I suddenly be treated as a bona fide actress?"
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"I learned early that you only have so much energy to give. You have to spend it correctly."
Energy
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