Beatrice Lillie on circumstance
Beatrice Lillie10 quotes“Happiness for the average person may be said to flow largely from common sense – adapting one-self to circumstances – and a sense of humor.”
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Matinee customers must enter the theatre in a more matter-of-fact frame of mind, hanging on tightly before they let themselves go.
Beatrice LillieBeatrice Lillie In my experience, anyone can paint if he doesn’t have to.
Beatrice LillieBeatrice Lillie I was born because my mother needed a fourth for meals.
Beatrice LillieBeatrice Lillie In the theater, I’ve found that, in general, reaction and laughter come easier at an evening performance, when the audience is more inclined to forget its troubles.
Beatrice LillieBeatrice Lillie [To waiter who had spilled soup on her:] Never darken my Dior again!
Beatrice LillieBeatrice Lillie I’ll simply say here that I was born Beatrice Gladys Lillie at an extremely tender age because my mother needed a fourth at meals.
Beatrice LillieBeatrice Lillie I took up knitting from time to time as a relaxation, but I always put it down again before going out to buy a rocking chair.
Beatrice LillieBeatrice Lillie Never darken my Dior again!
Beatrice LillieBeatrice Lillie The vows one makes privately are more binding than any ceremony or even a Shubert contract.
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