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Billie Burke
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“It seems to me that the most fundamental mistake most parents make with children is to expect them to be grateful. Children are never grateful. ... The 'sacrifices' you made were not for them, they were for you.”
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“... don't consider Hollywood unless you have: The ambition of a Latin-American revolutionary; The ego of a grand opera tenor; And the physical stamina of a cow pony.”
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“Forty-seven is nothing at all, nor is any age unless you're a cheese ...”
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“A woman isn't as old as she thinks she is. She's as old as men think she is.”
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“A woman past forty should make up her mind to be young, not her face.”
Billie Burke, U.S. actor, comedian
(1886 - 1970)
Full name: Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke. Also known as Mrs. Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.