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I want to settle down this last time. I say last, because I don't think I'm in any condition to live a long time from now. The bell's gonna ring pretty soon.
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 think I'm gonna die tomorrow or even two weeks from now, or even ever. I just don't know - who the hell knows what's gonna happen to them? Nobody! Isn't that comforting? Nobody has a clue. I like that we don't know. And I like that it's somebody else's decision, not mine.
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I don't dislike the way I look. I think I look fine. I think I look extraordinary for 88. And I've got energy. Out of my way.
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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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There's something exciting about being afraid.
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Onstage, nothing is as important as truth, nothing. As soon as you lie, they know it.
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I wouldn't have a nose job. I like my nose fine.
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I felt that I committed myself too much. I promised too much. But that way it's exciting.
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Why haven't I made more movies? Nobody asked me.
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New York is like a disco, but without the music
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I've changed a lot, too! I'm different, too. I have far more in some ways to offer and far less in other ways to offer. That's life. And, you know, life goes on!
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I find it easier to abstain than do a little bit of anything. I'm not a 'little bit' kind of dame. I want it all, whatever I do.
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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 love reviews. Anybody who tells you they don't read reviews is a liar.
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I don't think there's any thrill in the world like doing work you're good at.
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I don't have a great talent for explaining myself in acting because I can't explain it.
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I tell the truth, and it has gotten me into a lot of trouble. My dad used to say to me, 'If you tell the truth all day long, you will end up in jail.'
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I am not influenced by other human beings. But I am inspired.
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This is a time in my life where I'm gonna behave like an elegant human being. Or not.
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Everybody's got a sack of rocks.
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