For my peculiar face, I look best when I look as though I'm not wearing make-up.
Lauren BacallRead
Losing Bogey was horrible, obviously. Because he was young. And because he gave me my life. I wouldn't have had a - I don't know what would have happened to me if I hadn't met him. I would have had a completely different kind of life. He changed me, he gave me everything. And he was an extraordinary man.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote highlights the deep impact that a significant person can have on our lives.
Lauren Bacall expresses profound gratitude and sorrow for the loss of Bogey, illustrating how this extraordinary individual transformed her life. His influence was so significant that she feels her existence would have been entirely different without him, showcasing the importance of meaningful relationships and their capacity to shape our identities and experiences.
Themes
LossInfluenceMeaningful RelationshipsGratitudeLife Changes
In practice
Example use cases
During a eulogy, one might reference this quote to express the profound impact the deceased had on their life.
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I was this kid, and I was scared to death of all these pros around me... My head would shake, and my hands would shake, and I discovered if I kept my head down and looked up, my head would not shake, so I started to do that when I could, when it was appropriate in a scene.
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When everything happens to you when you're so young, you're very lucky, but by the same token, you're never going to have that same feeling again. The first time anything happens to you - your first love, your first success - the second one is never the same.
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I wasn't brought up as a society girl to go to balls and be a debutante and marry the social set and money and go to parties. No one in my family lived like that. And I never wanted to live like that. I was brought up to believe in work. I always wanted a career. Always.
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Well, the people I've known I must say are extraordinary. When I think about some of them, I can't believe that I knew them all. And I think the reason I knew most of them at the beginning was because they were of Bogie's generation, 25 years my senior, not mine. But they were the most talented people of all.
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