Bess Myerson on being
Bess Myerson11 quotes“All my life I’ve been doing. For now, I’m being — being quiet, being grateful.”
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All the praise I received couldn’t substitute for the praise I had never received from my mother at home.
Bess MyersonBess Myerson I never like other people to clean for me. I don’t want them to invade my own privacy.
Bess MyersonBess Myerson To fall in love is awfully simple, but to fall out of love is simply awful.
Bess MyersonBess Myerson Everybody asks me, ‘So, what are you doing now?’ Why must I be doing something? All my life I’ve been doing something.
Bess MyersonBess Myerson Men go after me, and I choose among them.
Bess MyersonBess Myerson I’m not conniving – that has a pejorative context. I’m not sitting in back rooms making deals. That’s not my style.
Bess MyersonBess Myerson You can’t be beautiful and hate because hate is a corroding disease and affects the way you look. … You can’t hide it – ever. It shows in your eyes. It warps your expression. It affects your character, your personality.
Bess MyersonBess Myerson I’ve lived through a lifetime of crises and survived.
Bess MyersonBess Myerson Even when I jog, I need a place to get to.
Bess MyersonBess Myerson You’ve got to love people, places, ideas; you’ve got to live with mind, body, soul; you’ve got to be committed; there is no life on the side-lines.
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