To look back is to relax one's vigil.

Quote by Bette Davis

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Old age is no place for sissies.

Old age is no place for sissies.

Pleasure of love lasts but a moment, Pain of love lasts a lifetime

Pleasure of love lasts but a moment, Pain of love lasts a lifetime

When a man gives his opinion he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion...

When a man gives his opinion he's a man. When a woman gives her opinion...

That's me: an old kazoo with some sparklers.

That's me: an old kazoo with some sparklers.

My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered...

My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered...

Men become much more attractive when they start looking older. But it doesn't do much...

Men become much more attractive when they start looking older. But it doesn't do much...

I work to stay alive.

I work to stay alive.

I don't take the movies seriously, and anyone who does is in for a headache.

I don't take the movies seriously, and anyone who does is in for a headache.

Why am I so good at playing bitches? I think it's because I'm not a...

Why am I so good at playing bitches? I think it's because I'm not a...

Everybody has a heart. Except some people.

Everybody has a heart. Except some people.

I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success...

I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success...

To fulfill a dream to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given...

To fulfill a dream to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given...

I went back to work because someone had to pay for the groceries.

I went back to work because someone had to pay for the groceries.

If you've never been hated by your child, you've never been a parent.

If you've never been hated by your child, you've never been a parent.

Strong women only marry weak men.

Strong women only marry weak men.

This has always been a motto of mine: Attempt the impossible in order to improve...

This has always been a motto of mine: Attempt the impossible in order to improve...

People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are...

People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are...

I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

I survived because I was tougher than anybody else.

There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of...

There are new words now that excuse everybody. Give me the good old days of...

I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears.

I never did pal around with actresses. Their talk usually bored me to tears.