- Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
(08/30/1797 – 02/01/1851)
English writer (was married to Percy Bysshe Shelley)
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"My dreams were all my own; I accounted for them to nobody; they were my refuge when annoyed—my dearest pleasure when free."
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"If your experiment needs statistics, you ought to have done a better experiment."
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"Hard work is damn near as overrated as monogamy."
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| "Actors should be overheard, not listened to, and the audience is 50 percent of the performance." |  |
| "All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast." |  |
"Nothing should be overlooked in fighting for better education. Be persistent and ornery: this will be good for the lethargic educational establishment and will aid the whole cause of public education."
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| "Carole Lombard was a wonderful girl. Swore like a man. Other women try, but she really did." |  |
"I heard that, before 'Baby Jane,' when Bette Davis was washed up in the movies and took her act on the road, Tallulah Bankhead sent her a first-night telegram which read: 'Kisses on Your Opening.' Tallulah was AC-DC. Bette is strictly B.D."
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"That part of his speech was rather like being savaged by a dead sheep."
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"If you don't think too good, don't think too much."
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"Every newborn baby is a little savage."
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"The only time to buy these is on a day with no 'y' in it."
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"Traditionally, songwriters can't sing. And that holds true in my case, also."
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| "The only thing I like about being an actress is acting." |  |
"In Port Headland, happiness comes smithereen-shaped."
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"At least I hate myself as much as I hate anybody else."
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"To win you have to risk loss."
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| "What is a teenager in San Francisco to rebel against, for pity's sake? Their parents are all so busy trying to be non-judgmental, it's no wonder they take to dyeing their hair green." |
| "I do have certain feelings. My feeling is that whoever is in charge, I want him out." |  |
"I'm a salty, greasy girl. I give every french fry a fair chance."
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| Born 08/29 | Born 08/30 | Born 08/31 | Birth Dates | |
| Died 08/29 | Died 08/30 | Died 08/31 | Death Dates |