You know, I spend most of my life turning things down. There’s a lot of crap out there.
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Keep fighting for animals by making compassionate, cruelty-free choices every day and encouraging those around you to do the same.
More Bea Arthur Quotes
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You know, I spend most of my life turning things down. There’s a lot of crap out there.
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I… was not too happy to suddenly take on this public role thrust upon me. They just assumed I was the Joan of Arc of the women’s movement. And I wasn’t at all. It put a lot of unnecessary pressure on me.
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I really cut my teeth on off-off-off Broadway shows.
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I believe that you’re here on Earth for a short time, and while you’re here, you shouldn’t forget it.
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I come from a small town in Maryland. I came to California in 1972 to begin Maude.
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All this time I’ve just wanted to be blonde, beautiful and 5 feet 2 inches tall.
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I wish there was something more that performers could do other than get out there and sing at benefit performances. I wish I felt that if I had an empty room I’d like to bring in someone and make it a hospice, but I’m not Mother Teresa. I can’t do that.
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I can’t imagine working without and audience.
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But that’s one of the nice things about doing a stage show, if something doesn’t work out, you have the luxury of working on it over time.
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PETA has a proven track record of success. Each victory PETA wins for the animals is a stepping stone upon which we build a more compassionate world for all beings – and we will never give up our fight until all animals are treated with respect and kindness.
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I’m not playing a role. I’m being myself, whatever the hell that is.
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In sitcoms, the women are so beautiful, understanding and well-bred. They have humor, but sort of display it with a twinkle of the eye and not a guffaw. But there’s no juice in that for me.
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Keep fighting for animals by making compassionate, cruelty-free choices every day and encouraging those around you to do the same.
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I’d never even been to Wrigley Field. I never even enjoyed baseball that much, but I loved being there, the crowd was lovely, and they all sang with me!
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