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Vote: | Courage is very important. Like a muscle, it is strengthened by use. |
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Vote: | Discussing how old you are is the temple of boredom. |
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Vote: | If I don't make it today, I'll come in tomorrow. |
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Vote: | Never give up. And never, under any circumstances, face the facts. |
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Vote: | Pan me, don't give me the part, publish everybody's book but this one and I will still make it! |
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Vote: | The very best impromptu speeches are the ones written well in advance. |
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Vote: | To be somebody you must last. |
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Vote: | Why? Because I believe I will. If you believe, then you hang on. If you believe, it means you've got imagination, you don't need stuff thrown out for you in a blueprint, you don't face facts-what can stop you? |
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Ruth Gordon (October 30, 1896 – August 28, 1985) was an American actress and screenwriter who was perhaps best known for her role as the oversolicitous neighbor in Roman Polanski's adaptation of Ira Levin's novel Rosemary's Baby, for which she won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Gordon also starred as Maude in Hal Ashby's indie comedy Harold and Maude and as Mary Todd Lincoln in Abe Lincoln in Illinois. She had a minor role as Clint Eastwood's mother in his films Every Which Way But Loose and Any Which Way You Can. In addition, Gordon wrote the screenplay for the Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy film Adam's Rib.
Harold and Maude and Adam's Rib have both been selected for preservation in the United States Library of Congress' National Film Registry.
Ruth was the oldest host of Saturday Night Live.
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