Lauren Bacall quotes - page 2

Hollywood is the only place in the world where an amicable divorce means each one gets fifty percent of the publicity. (Lauren Bacall)
If you want me, just whistle. You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow." (as Marie 'Slim' Browning in) View quote
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Legends are all to do with the past and nothing to do with the present. View quote
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You learn to rise above a lot of bad things that happen in your life. And you have to keep going. View quote
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Here is a test to find out whether your mission in life is complete. If you're alive, it isn't. View quote
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You just learn to cope with whatever you have to cope with. View quote
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The people I've known I must say are extraordinary. When I think about some of them, I can't believe that I knew them all. View quote
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BACALL: "I'm a total Democrat. I'm anti-Republican. And it's only fair that you know it. Even though..." KING: "Wait a minute. Are you a liberal?" BACALL: "I'm a liberal. The "L" word!" KING: "Egads!" BACALL: ... I love it. Being a liberal is the best thing on earth you can be. You are welcoming to everyone when you're a liberal. You do not have a small mind... I'm total, total, total liberal and proud of it. And I think it's outrageous to say "The L word". I mean, excuse me. They should be damn lucky that they were liberals here. Liberals gave more to the population of the United States than any other group. View quote
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I used to tremble from nerves so badly that the only way I could hold my head steady was to lower my chin practically to my chest and look up at Bogie. That was the beginning of The Look. View quote
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Actors today go into TV, which I don't consider has a lot to do with acting. View quote
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I remember my oldest son, Steve, saying to me once, 'I don't ever remember seeing you with an apron on.' And I thought, that's right, honey, you did not. That was his concept of what a mother should be. (Lauren Bacall)
I called my business manager in California and said, 'Sell all of my stock' - what little of it I had - and it's the only smart financial move I ever made. View quote
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When everything happens to you when you're so young, you're very lucky, but by the same token, you're never going to have that same feeling again. The first time anything happens to you - your first love, your first success - the second one is never the same. View quote
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You can't always be a leading lady. View quote
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My mother was the greatest example to me of anyone I've ever known. She didn't have an easy life. I adored her. She worked hard all her life, and she was the one who set my values. She was quite an amazing woman, although she wasn't tough at all. View quote
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I am essentially a loner. View quote
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I wish Frank Sinatra would just shut up and sing. View quote
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Acting is a life of rejection. View quote
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Men need to feel important. They feel better when they're with younger girls or unknown girls. View quote
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I've always felt that work - learning from people who know more than I know - is what keeps you going. View quote
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Patience was not my strong point. (Lauren Bacall)
I like to work with really good professional people - anyone with real talent. View quote
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When a woman reaches twenty-six in America, she's on the slide. It's downhill all the way from then on. It doesn't give you a tremendous feeling of confidence and well-being. View quote
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I never believed marriage was a lasting institution. I thought that to be married for five years was to be married forever. View quote
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You realize yourself when you start reflecting - because I don't live in the past, although your past is so much a part of what you are - that you can't ignore it. But I don't look at scrapbooks. View quote
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