"This was an actress who, for twenty years, had the world at her feet. She kicked it away, and the ball rolled out of her reach."

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Source : James Agate (1940). “Ego 4: yet more of the autobiography of James Agate”

James Agate

#Women Quotes #Years Quotes #Feet Quotes

“My eyes were made to erase all that is ugly.”
“I don't want that to be the headline.”
“Perhaps it is because cats do not live by human patterns, do not fit themselves into prescribed behavior, that they are so united to creative people.”
“I think maybe one day I'll go back to music. I don't know. I don't know if sometimes you lose a passion or you don't lose it, it becomes more personal and less about sharing it with everyone.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“We know how to organize warfare, but do we know how to act when confronted with peace?”
“Hollywood, young or otherwise, is a very trend-driven town, and that can get a little out of hand at times. I just try to stay true to my own personal taste - incorporating my personality while not taking myself too seriously.”

Source : "Q&A: Five Questions for Skylar Astin". Interview with Nic Screws, www.esquire.com. April 17, 2013.
“Global warming is the most prominent form of mass hysteria raging across the world today.”

Source : Doug Casey (2012). “Totally Incorrect”, p.88, Laissez Faire Books
“You can measure films on box office success, or people lovin' the movie whenever they see it. That's what I measure my movies on. How much people love these movies after they get a chance to see them, no matter how they get a chance to see them.”

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