"Who, or why, or which, or what, Is the Akhond of Swat?"

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Source : Edward Lear, “The Akond Of Swat”

Edward Lear

“To go behind a man's hall-door is mean, cowardly, unfair opposition.”
“she smiled at him, and at her own fears.”
“I just like to switch things up all the time. Like when it comes to singing, I try to find a different character for each song.”
“If you don't have a story that will hold the audience, you won't have a successful show.”
“I appeared with many leading men. But working with Cary Grant was different from working with other actors. He was much more fun! I think we were a successful team because we enjoyed working together tremendously, and that pleasure must have shown through onto the screen. I will always remember two compliments he made me. He said I had perfect timing in comedy and that I was the sweetest smelling actress he ever worked with.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“Call me a schoolmarm, but few things make me angrier than people not taking good care of library materials.”
“I don't go to bed every night worried about getting back into baseball.”
“Obey something, and you will have a chance to learn what is best to obey. But if you begin by obeying nothing, you will end by obeying the devil and all his invited friends.”

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