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Carol Burnett Quotes

My childhood was rough, we were poor and my parents were alcoholics, but nobody was mean. I knew I was loved. We were on welfare, but I never felt abandoned or unloved.

Carol Burnett

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actress
Nationality: american
Birth: April 26, 1933

Topics

Childhood Parents Loved Nobody Poor

Sometimes when a scene is written or directed to be shouted or played incredibly angrily, I always think it's way more terrifying when someone is fuming and talks in a very calm way. I always want people to shout at me if they're angry - it freaks me out that whole thing of, 'I'm not angry I'm just disappointed.'

Jessica Brown Findlay

Angry People Me Calm Think Someone

In England, I'm a horror movie director. In Germany, I'm a filmmaker. In the US, I'm a bum.

John Carpenter

Horror Director Filmmaker Us Bum

Power as an experience is as intense as sex. Power is more pervasive and unremitting. Sex has periods of remission.

John J. McLaughlin

Power Experience Sex More Intense

The State Film Authority will be there for film as industry only, as is the case in all the other states, except Victoria. Victoria is moving more now into supporting non-commercial films.

Ann Macbeth

Moving Now Authority Will More Film

The 'Rhapsody' has a lean, modern, American feel about it, whereas with Rachmaninoff's second and third concertos, you feel very much you're still in old imperial Russia.

Stephen Hough

American Feel You Old Russia Modern

Most athletes get intimidated once they see how many fans are out there, but it almost calms me down in a way because I think of it as a fun way to show off what I've been working on.

Simone Biles

Fun Me Think Down Way See

I loved high school, but I wouldn't want to do it again.

Tom Lehrer

School High School Loved Want High

When the weather's good, there's no better place to be than the British countryside.

Ross Kemp

Good Weather Better Place British

But generally speaking, I tend to be quiet and introspective.

Rowan Atkinson

Quiet Speaking Tend Introspective

I go wherever the good story is.

Julia Garner

Good Story Go Wherever Good Story

Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance.

Lisa Murkowski

Strength Freedom Self-Reliance

The Internet makes the writer work harder - I have to say things here I've never said before, or else be caught out in repeating myself.

Joshua Cohen

Work Myself Internet Said Say Never