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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.'

Elaine Stritch

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Elaine Stritch
Age: 89 †
Born: 1925
Born: February 2
Died: 2014
Died: July 17
Actress
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Stage Actor
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I never found anyone who could look after me as well as I could look after myself.
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I love audiences. My God, the best friends in the world!
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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 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 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 have no intention of retiring. Even my blood sugar is better when I'm working.
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