I've been an important star and lived a full life, yet I only hve three close friends. I guess that's all anyone can expect.
Hedy LamarrRead
I'm fifty-one years old, but I'm not through yet. I have lived a full life, and intend packing in quite a lot more.
Interpretation
Life is ongoing, and there's always more to be experienced and achieved.
This quote emphasizes the idea that age should not limit one's ambitions or experiences. Hedy Lamarr reflects on her life at fifty-one, expressing both gratitude for what she has accomplished and eagerness for the future, suggesting that there is always time to pursue new goals and make the most of life.
In practice
During a retirement speech, one might use this quote to inspire others to continue pursuing their passions.
I've been an important star and lived a full life, yet I only hve three close friends. I guess that's all anyone can expect.
A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.
It's funny about men and women. Men pay in cash to get them and pay in cash to get rid of them. Women pay emotionally coming and going. Neither has it easy.
I must quit marrying men who feel inferior to me. Somewhere there must be a man who could be my husband and not feel inferior.
I've met the most interesting people while flying or on a boat. These methods of travel seem to attract the kind of people I want to be with.
The world isn't getting any easier. With all these new inventions I believe that people are hurried more and pushed more... The hurried way is not the right way; you need time for everything - time to work, time to play, time to rest.
The word βnoβ is a great time-saver. Say no to anything that is not the highest and best use of your time.
You have to get out of your comfort zone in order to grow. And as an actor, you don't become Meryl Streep by doing the same type of comedy. You get there by being challenged. And unfortunately, there's a lack of roles for women of color, so you actually have to be the engineer creating some of those roles.
In a world that's changing so quickly, you're guaranteed to fail if you don't take any risks.
I saw that I could not afford the luxury of just being an actress. So I made a choice to use my career as a platform to address the issues of the race I was born into.
Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work.
You can still be very good at what you do and have fun.
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