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"For me, compatibility is a sense of humour, being able to laugh together; that is very important."
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"There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world."
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"Great is the difference betwixt a man's being frightened at, and humbled for his sins."
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"It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad."
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"To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved."
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Personal Development
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself."
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Personal Development
"It is a common enough case, that of a man being suddenly captivated by a woman nearly the opposite of his ideal."
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Personal Development
"And they write innumerable books; being too vain and distracted for silence: seeking every one after his own elevation, and dodging his emptiness."
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Personal Development
"Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, see to the (be?) worthy of being known."
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"A human being is only breath and shadow."
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Personal Development
"The secret of being a bore... is to tell everything."
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"The girl-next-door image is a sort of joke; for years, I couldn't get any roles other than as somebody dark."
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"I do still get the odd fan letter about The Good Life, clearly written by somebody aged 18, who says: Will you send a photograph? And I think: Maybe it's kinder not to. I'm deeply into my 50s now."
Life
"For me, compatibility is a sense of humour, being able to laugh together; that is very important."
Being
"I hope to start enjoying flirting again when I'm 70, like my mother did."
Mother
"Success breeds success, and failure leads to a sort of fallow period."
Success
"I'm sure people in the business have said: She's too old for that part. I don't hear about it because your agent protects you from those negative things."
Business
"As we have more women in power, so the plays and the TV dramas are reflecting what's happening."
Woman
"Every woman feels she is too old and has missed the boat."
Old
"When I was little I always thought I was marked out, special, on the verge of something momentous. I used to tingle with anticipation."
Thought
"So many roles for women demand that you make the audience fall in love with you or sympathise with you."
Love
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