“Experts always know everything but the fine points. When I took my citizenship exams, no one there knew how the White House came to be called the White House.”
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Many people are target people. Once when Louis B. Mayer insulted me I poured a glass of water over his head.
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I often talked to Bing Crosby, and while I liked him, I never understood why he was so popular. To me his voice was just a gimmick.
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I find very often that very ugly women have really handsome men and vice versa because they don't have any competition. Sometimes handsome men have avoided me.
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My mother always called me an ugly weed, so I never was aware of anything until I was older. Plain girls should have someone telling them they are beautiful. Sometimes this works miracles.
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I'm a sworn enemy of convention. I despise the conventional in anything, even the arts.
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