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Arlene Francis
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“Counterfeit charm is worse than none at all.”
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“Charm might be described as enlightened self-interest, a development of one's best self. ... In the simplest possible terms, I think genuine charm is an unmotivated interest in others.”
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“Frankly, I've come to feel that there are two kinds of people: those who act like thermometers and those who act like thermostats.”
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“There is nothing more boring than a bored person.”
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“... apathy is about as near to the undertaker as you can get.”
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“People are much more fascinated by your interests than they are by your opinions.”
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“It is almost axiomatic that the best conversationalist is really the best listener.”
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“It is perfectly logical and proper to recognize differences between races and colors and creeds — as long as we don't classify them as being better or worse.”
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“If there's anything intolerance can't tolerate, it's ridicule!”
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“Self-love is so monogamous that no one is going to take the trouble to break the affair up for you.”
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“If you think back over your experiences, the chances are that you will find the finest moments in your life were those when you completely forgot yourself.”
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“Life is the best party I've ever been invited to.”
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“'Out of sight, out of mind' applies with even greater force to entertainers than to lovers ...”
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“Trouble is a sieve through which we sift our acquaintances. Those too big to pass through are our friends.”
Arlene Francis, U.S. actor, radio talk show host, game show panelist
(1907 - 2001)
Born: Arlene Francis Kazanjian.