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Shirley MacLaine

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Shirley MacLaine
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: April 24
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You think you have a handle on God, the Universe, and the Great White Light until you go home for Thanksgiving. In an hour, you realize how far you've got to go and who is the real turkey.
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I think male actors get confused by their own vanity.
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I'm an artist, therefore I think I am sensitive to human pain.
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...One individual is his or her own best teacher, and no other idol or false image should be worshiped or adored because the God we are all seeking lies inside oneself, not outside.
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I love the idea that I'm the oldest one in the room because I can get away with anything!
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Someday perhaps change will occur when times are ready for it instead of always when it is too late. Someday change will be accepted as life itself.
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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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Dwelling on the negative simply contributes to its power.
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Dance is an art that imprints on the soul. It is with you every moment, it expresses itself in everything you do.
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