"Coroners' inquests by learned societies can't make Shakespeare a dead man."

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Source : Dame Ellen Terry (1908). “The Story of My Life: Recollections and Reflections”

Ellen Terry

#Men Quotes #Theater Quotes #Dead Man Quotes

“I'd love to go back and teach primary school. I used to teach fourth grade and fifth grade. I'd love to spend several years teaching kindergarten or maybe third grade.”
“To grow: that is your deepest and truest need when you say, 'I want to be an actor.'”
“A few of these interviews have gone slightly awry, because every now and again there has been the odd conflict of interest between interviews because of the Iron Maiden record, and I am a bit long-winded.”
“I thought I was going nowhere. Now I can see there was a pattern.”
“Only one thing matters: live a good, happy life. Do your heart's bidding, even when it leads you on paths that timid souls would avoid. Even when life is a torment, don't let it harden you.”
“Do you know how hard it is to gather seventy thousand people? Especially people who are confused and scared that they might be eaten by hungry dinosaurs?”
“Socialism has been preached for so long, the British people no longer have any sense of personal responsibility.”
“I've buried six Guardian Angels who have been shot and killed in the line of duty. I was stalked myself, had a gunman go pow, pow, pow, pow, pow, pow, five hollow point bullets, God save me. What do you think this is? This isn't Zimmerman. But unfortunately, he's become the face of Block Watch, Crime Watch.”

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