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Of course, we're all a mass of contradictions.

Shirley MacLaine

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Shirley MacLaine
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: April 24
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Usually I'm right, by the way - so never mind all the other.
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I look like a real bag lady when I go to Starbucks with my dog and get my chai.
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Remember what people used to say about meditation? Now everyone is doing it.
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Ballet is the repetitive training of the body for the purpose of executing steps in traditional fashion. It is tied to and bound by the past. It is a disciplined beauty consciously preserved in the image of the old days in societies that were class-conscious and appreciative of elitist physical expertise.
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I think of life itself now as a wonderful play that I've written for myself, and so my purpose is to have the utmost fun playing my part.
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The more sex becomes a non-issue in people's lives, the happier they are.
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Technology has outstripped our knowledge of self.
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I was always a character actress and never a sex symbol. Even when I was the leading lady, I was a character actor.
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I think in the end we all know that our best friend is ourselves. We are born alone and we die alone. That's the journey.
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