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I have been very lucky, I have only had one bad experience.

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Chita Rivera
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: January 23
Actress
Dancer
Film Actor
Singer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Washington
District of Columbia
Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero
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I have a blessed life. I really do. I have a great family, a great daughter, I love life, I love living, I love people. I love all the blessings that God's given me.
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It's important that the kids stay busy. It's important that they have something to focus on, and something that they feel good about.
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Mother loved dance so much that she thought (ballerina) Margot Fonteyn should be the president.
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I love to laugh, I love the joy of life, and I love sharing it.
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I really never felt any tremendous aggravation or separation.
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For some of us, the Gypsy years can go on forever ... That isn't such a bad thing. When all is said and done, they're a lot of fun. The truth is, I liked being a Gypsy. It's who I was. And it's still a lot of who I am. Gypsy, it's a good word.
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Looking back doesn't have to be painful.
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San Francisco has just blown us all away. I also understand Angels in America didn't do well there.
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I was busy welcoming a new experience. I had never done a movie before.
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I'm bugged because I can't believe I can't speak every language there is. But I feel I can when I sit and am with somebody, and I can dance for them. Because dance is dialogue without language.
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Theatre is immediate gratification
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I have always loved a challenge.
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I love life. I love the live theater.
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My hairdresser and I found ourselves shopping at Bloomingdale's with nothing to do for days.
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I have to make this love affair believable enough. It's very European.
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I never feel as though I'm ever, ever alone.
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