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I think the main reason my marriages failed is that I always loved too well but never wisely.

Ava Gardner

Hollywood – that’s a place where love is viewed both pragmatically and philosophically in the saying, ‘Tis better to have loved and divorced than never to have had any publicity at all.
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Better Divorce Hollywood Philosophy Place Public View
Deep down, I’m pretty superficial.
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Character Deep Myself
Fame gives you everything you never wanted.
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Fame Material Money Yourself
It’s a pity nobody believes in simple lust anymore.
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Believe Lust Pity Simplicity
I must have seen more sunrises than any other actress in the history of Hollywood.
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History Hollywood Myself Rise Sun
All I have going is my looks. When my beauty goes, I’m through.
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Appearance Beautiful Myself
I do everything for a reason. Most of the time the reason is money.
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Money Myself Reason Time
I suffered, I really suffered, with all three of my husbands. And I tried damn hard with all three, starting each marriage certain that it was going to last until the end of my life. Yet none of them lasted more than a year or two.
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Hard Husband Life Myself Suffering
And the news got worse. It appeared that there was this whole other person Jesus Christ whose birthday a lot of people tended to confuse with mine. I was personally outraged. It was a long time before I forgave the Lord for that.
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Angry Forgiveness Myself News Person Personal Time Worst
I hate cheating. I won’t put up with it. I don’t do it myself.
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Cheating Hate Myself Relationship
When I lose my temper, honey, you can’t find it any place.
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Angry Lose Myself Place Temper Yourself
Because I was promoted as a sort of a siren and played all those sexy broads, people made the mistake of thinking I was like that off the screen. They couldn’t have been more wrong.
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Mistake Myself People Play Thinking Wrong
I couldn’t imagine a better place [Australia] for making a film on the end of the world.
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End Imagination Movie Myself World
I’ve certainly never taken the care of myself that I should have. On the contrary. I’ve done a lot of late nights without enough sleep and all that. But I’ve had fun. Whatever wrinkles are there, I’ve enjoyed getting them.
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Care Enjoyment Enough Fun Myself Night Sleep
Doing nothing feels like floating on warm water to me. Delightful, perfect.
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Feeling Float Myself Perfection Warm Water
I don’t mind growing old. If I have to go before my time, this is how I’ll go– cigarette in one hand, glass of scotch in the other.
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Growth Hands Mindset Myself Old

I think the main reason my marriages failed is that I always loved too well but never wisely.

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