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Fame is as much about luck as it is about talent, perhaps more.
Kirk Douglas
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Kirk Douglas
Age: 103 †
Born: 1916
Born: December 9
Died: 2020
Died: February 5
Actor
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Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
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Soldier
Stage Actor
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Amsterdam (city)
New York
Issur Danielovitch
Izzy Demsky
Isador Demsky
Issur Danielovich
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Streets crowded with people strolling, or sitting at outdoor cafes. And always, talking, gesturing, singing, laughing. I liked Rome immediately.Everybody was a performer.
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The first thing I look for in a woman is warmth-femininity. It's got nothing to do with a pretty face.
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Virtue is not photogenic. What is it to be a nice guy? To be nothing, that's what. A big fat zero with a smile for everybody.
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You know, you have to have some inner philosophy to deal with adversity.
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The best wine comes from home, wherever it is.
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When you reach 95, after you get over your surprise, you start looking back.
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Know what a loner is? He's a born cripple. He's a cripple because the only person he can live with is himself. It's his life, the way he wants to live. It's all for him.
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On a crowded bus in Israel, a mother was speaking to her son in Yiddish. An Israeli woman reprimanded her. You should be speaking Hebrew. Why are you talking to him in Yiddish? The mother answered, I don't want he should forget he's a Jew.
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I guess I was a bad boy... Yes, yes, I've had lots of women in my life.
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The learning process continues until the day you die.
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The older you get, the more awards you get. So, if you live long enough, then you get all the awards eventually.
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