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title: "2 Harsh Quotes By Shirley MacLaine"
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> [We feel the urge to tell the truth as we see it. But we should try to accomplish this without judgemental condemnations that hurt others. Again, when we remember that what we perceive in another is a reflection of ourselves,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-maclaine/we-feel-the-urge-to-tell-the-truth-as-we-see-it-but-we-should-try-to/)

[Shirley MacLaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-maclaine/)

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> [The spirit is something to be enjoyed. It is not a harsh discipline. And I think people should take some time everyday for some kind of moving meditation, like Qigong or Tai Chi.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-maclaine/the-spirit-is-something-to-be-enjoyed-it-is-not-a-harsh-discipline/)

[Shirley MacLaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-maclaine/)

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## Other authors on Harsh

## More by Shirley MacLaine

> [I believe in UFOs, I believe in extraterrestrials, and I believe in angels. And maybe they'll protect all of us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-maclaine/i-believe-in-ufos-i-believe-in-extraterrestrials-and-i-believe-in/)

[Shirley MacLaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-maclaine/)

> [I'm too direct and too unsparingly impatient.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-maclaine/i-m-too-direct-and-too-unsparingly-impatient/)

[Shirley MacLaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-maclaine/)

> [The uninvestigated life is not worth living. I don't want to live that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-maclaine/the-uninvestigated-life-is-not-worth-living-i-don-t-want-to-live-that/)

[Shirley MacLaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-maclaine/)

> [There's no journey worth taking except the journey through one's self. That's the most important journey you take. I found that out as I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-maclaine/there-s-no-journey-worth-taking-except-the-journey-through-one-s-self/)

[Shirley MacLaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-maclaine/)

> [... when things get rough, a breakthrough is just on the other side of the pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-maclaine/when-things-get-rough-a-breakthrough-is-just-on-the-other-side-of-the/)

[Shirley MacLaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-maclaine/)

> [I had a video made of my recent knee operation. The doctor said it was the best movie I ever starred in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-maclaine/i-had-a-video-made-of-my-recent-knee-operation-the-doctor-said-it-was/)

[Shirley MacLaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-maclaine/)

> [Fear is concealed in smiles and flashing teeth. 'Please say you still love me,' the kings and queens are really saying. And, when they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-maclaine/fear-is-concealed-in-smiles-and-flashing-teeth-please-say-you-still/)

[Shirley MacLaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-maclaine/)

> [Some people think I look like a sweet potato, I consider myself a spud with a heart of gold.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-maclaine/some-people-think-i-look-like-a-sweet-potato-i-consider-myself-a-spud/)

[Shirley MacLaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-maclaine/)

> [Crystals are amplifying minerals. You have a crystal in a radio - it amplifies the sound waves. You have a crystal in a television…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-maclaine/crystals-are-amplifying-minerals-you-have-a-crystal-in-a-radio-it/)

[Shirley MacLaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-maclaine/)

> [“It's useless to hold a person to anything he says wile he's in love, drunk, or running for office.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-maclaine/it-s-useless-to-hold-a-person-to-anything-he-says-wile-he-s-in-love/)

[Shirley MacLaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-maclaine/)

> [I'd like to introduce someone who has just come into my life. I've admired him for 35 years. He's someone who represents integrity, honesty,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-maclaine/i-d-like-to-introduce-someone-who-has-just-come-into-my-life-i-ve/)

[Shirley MacLaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-maclaine/)

> [The more I traveled the more I realized that fear makes strangers of people who should be friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-maclaine/the-more-i-traveled-the-more-i-realized-that-fear-makes-strangers-of/)

[Shirley MacLaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-maclaine/)

> [If we can genuinely honor our mother and father we are not only at peace with ourselves but we can then give birth to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-maclaine/if-we-can-genuinely-honor-our-mother-and-father-we-are-not-only-at/)

[Shirley MacLaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-maclaine/)

> [I do miss the stage. There's nothing like it, nothing. When I did my one-woman show and played the Palace and played the Gershwin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-maclaine/i-do-miss-the-stage-there-s-nothing-like-it-nothing-when-i-did-my-one/)

[Shirley MacLaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-maclaine/)

> [If anything interferes with my inner peace, I will walk away. Arguments with family members. All that stuff. None of it matters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-maclaine/if-anything-interferes-with-my-inner-peace-i-will-walk-away-arguments/)

[Shirley MacLaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-maclaine/)

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