Carol Burnett quotes

Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me. (Carol Burnett)
When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go. View quote
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Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own. View quote
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It's also selfish because it makes you feel good when you help others. I've been helped by acts of kindness from strangers. That's why we're here, after all, to help others. View quote
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I wish my mother had left me something about how she felt growing up. I wish my grandmother had done the same. I wanted my girls to know me. View quote
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We don't stop going to school when we graduate. View quote
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Because nobody goes through life without a scar. View quote
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But I don't begrudge anybody, because I know how hard it is to have that dream and to make it happen, whether or not it's just to put a roof over your head and food on the table. View quote
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Giving birth is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head. View quote
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Adolescence is just one big walking pimple. View quote
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But I didn't ask to have somebody nose around in my private life. I didn't even ask to be famous. All I asked was to be able to earn a living making people laugh. (Carol Burnett)
Celebrity was a long time in coming; it will go away. Everything goes away. View quote
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I don't have false teeth. Do you think I'd buy teeth like these? View quote
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Originally, I came from Texas, and we lived on - I guess you'd call it welfare, what we called relief. View quote
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It costs a lot to sue a magazine, and it's too bad that we don't have a system where the losing team has to pay the winning team's lawyers. View quote
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My grandmother and I saw an average of eight movies a week, double features, second run. View quote
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You know, one wonderful thing that came out of my Enquirer experience is that, in my case, it was ruled tabloids are magazines. Which means they didn't have the protection that a newspaper has. View quote
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My grandmother and I followed my mother here, to a house a block north of Hollywood Boulevard but a million miles away from Hollywood, if you know what I mean. We would hang out behind the ropes and look at the movie stars arriving at the premieres. View quote
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When someone who is known for being comedic does something straight, it' s always a big breakthrough or a radical departure. Why is it no one ever says that if a straight actor does comedy Are they presuming comedy is easier. View quote
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I liked myself better when I wasn't me. View quote
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My interesting diet tips are eat early and don't nosh between meals. I mean, I can pack it away. (Carol Burnett)
You have to go through the falling down in order to learn to walk. It helps to know that you can survive it. That's an education in itself. View quote
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Comedy is tragedy plus time. View quote
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I don't eat much meat, fish, or poultry. View quote
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Well, I don't know how astute I am, but I did want to be a journalist when I was growing up. View quote
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