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I have no intention of retiring. Even my blood sugar is better when I'm working.

~Elaine Stritch

Topics: Better Blood Even Intention No Intention Retiring Sugar Working

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I always say, 'If you can't give a reason for the banana peel being in the alley, then don't have the comic slide over it.' Do you understand what I mean? First explain how the banana peel got there quickly. And then there's a reason for all the comedy.

~Elaine Stritch

Topics: Alley Always Banana Being Comedy Comic Explain First Give Got How Mean Over Over It Peel Quickly Reason Say Slide Then Understand You

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New Yorkers stop me on the street all the time to say, 'You're terrific! You're the nuts!'

~Elaine Stritch

Topics: Me New New Yorkers Nuts Say Stop Street Terrific Time You

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Talent is seductive.

~Elaine Stritch

Topics: Seductive Talent

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There's something about it that makes sense, Lent. You give something up, and everything's more joyful.

~Elaine Stritch

Topics: About Everything Give Joyful Lent Makes More Sense Something Up You

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My biggest dream was to get out of Michigan - to discover life beyond the Sacred Heart Convent.

~Elaine Stritch

Topics: Beyond Biggest Convent Discover Dream Get Heart Life Michigan Out Sacred

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If I see a great performance on television, onstage, in the movies, I go to work the next day with a renewed energy and less fear. These great artists take me out of my life and make me want to go there.

~Elaine Stritch

Topics: Artists Day Energy Fear Go Great Less Life Make Me Movies My Life Next Onstage Out Performance Renewed See Take Television Want Work I See

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There's something that really frightens me - and that's fear.

~Elaine Stritch

Topics: Fear Frighten Me Really Something

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I'm a hotel baby, absolutely: it's hard to think of a hotel I haven't stayed in.

~Elaine Stritch

Topics: Absolutely Baby Hard Hotel Stayed Think

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I think it's the wrong way around to say, 'When you get older move to the country.' I think when you get older you move to New York.

~Elaine Stritch

Topics: Around Country Get Move New New York Older Say Think Way Wrong Wrong Way York You I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: February 2nd, 1925

Died: July 17th, 2014

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