When times are bad, people like to lose themselves in the sheer glamour of another period: beautiful wardrobes, magnificent meals served in elegant settings.
SHIRLEY MACLAINEWhen times are bad, people like to lose themselves in the sheer glamour of another period: beautiful wardrobes, magnificent meals served in elegant settings.
SHIRLEY MACLAINEOf course, we’re all a mass of contradictions.
SHIRLEY MACLAINESome people think I look like a sweet potato, I consider myself a spud with a heart of gold.
SHIRLEY MACLAINEWe humans should never forget our capacity to connect with the collective spirit of animals. Their energy is essential to our future growth.
SHIRLEY MACLAINEThe spirit is something to be enjoyed. It is not a harsh discipline. And I think people should take some time everyday for some kind of moving meditation, like Qigong or Tai Chi.
SHIRLEY MACLAINESometimes I feel an impingement of something I went through in another lifetime. But I like to concentrate on the absolute present. That’s why I love my animals. They live in the present.
SHIRLEY MACLAINEA person who knows how to laugh at himself will never ceased to be amused.
SHIRLEY MACLAINEBeing old is such a treat!
SHIRLEY MACLAINEPrayer is speaking to God. Meditation is listening to God. Trust tranquility.
SHIRLEY MACLAINEThe loss of magic is the denial of unlimited possibility.
SHIRLEY MACLAINEHe [Jimmy Carter] says his lust is in his heart. I hope it’s a little lower.
SHIRLEY MACLAINEWomen love working together. That’s my experience anyway.
SHIRLEY MACLAINEIf you’re comfortable with yourself-which everyone can get to, to some extent-that’s when you start getting into who is your real self.
SHIRLEY MACLAINEThe secret is to let the audience feel through the actress, rather than having the actress feel for the audience. When you can do that, you involved the audience almost without their knowledge or awareness.
SHIRLEY MACLAINENew York is the perfect town for getting over a disappointment, a loss, or a broken heart.
SHIRLEY MACLAINEWhy do people have to love people anyway?
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