I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn’t dare to make an enemy should get out of the business.
— Bette Davis, The Lonely Life, 1962
Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously…. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.
— Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, 1811
Hysteria is only possible with an audience.
— Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters, 1999
Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.
— Will Rogers
Do what you love, love what you do, leave the world a better place and don’t pick your nose.
— Jeff Mallett, Frazz, 08-03-04
Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.
— Erica Jong, Fear of Flying, 1973
Sooner or later we all quote our mothers.
— Bern Williams
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