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I have no intention of retiring. Even my blood sugar is better when I'm working.
Elaine Stritch
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Elaine Stritch
Age: 89 †
Born: 1925
Born: February 2
Died: 2014
Died: July 17
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I don't know what to do with Warren Beatty. All I know is that he wasn't attracted to me. That's all right.
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I wouldn't have a nose job. I like my nose fine.
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I like to keep active. I've got too much energy not to.
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I love audiences. My God, the best friends in the world!
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I always say, 'If you can't give a reason for the banana peel being in the alley, then don't have the comic slide over it.' Do you understand what I mean? First explain how the banana peel got there quickly. And then there's a reason for all the comedy.
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I compare Stephen Sondheim with humor, because humor is unanalyzable. You can't analyze humor. You just have to get through it.
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People will always be around to tell you you're no good or you're wrong or unwise to keep doing what you want to do. They're wrong. They're always wrong. Keep going.
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As a diabetic, I'm a walking picnic. I have to eat measured amounts of food at certain times.
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Fear is the base of what everybody does wrong in their lives.
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I get sick of saying how hard everything is. It's hard to get up in the morning. Everything's hard. Everything takes effort.
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This age thing is all up to you. It's like happiness is up to you. You just have to understand what it is before you get it.
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