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> [You live in the present and you eliminate things that don't matter. You don't carry the burden of the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulette-goddard/you-live-in-the-present-and-you-eliminate-things-that-don-t-matter/)

[Paulette Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulette-goddard/)

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> [You live in the present and you eliminate things that don't matter. You don't carry the burden of the past. I'm not impressed by the past very much. The past bores me, to tell you the truth; it really bores…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulette-goddard/you-live-in-the-present-and-you-eliminate-things-that-don-t-matter-2/)

[Paulette Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulette-goddard/)

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## More by Paulette Goddard

> [I lived in Hollywood long enough to learn to play tennis and become a star, but I never felt it was my home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulette-goddard/i-lived-in-hollywood-long-enough-to-learn-to-play-tennis-and-become-a/)

[Paulette Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulette-goddard/)

> [I don't accept flowers. I take nothing perishable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulette-goddard/i-don-t-accept-flowers-i-take-nothing-perishable/)

[Paulette Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulette-goddard/)

> [Actors and actresses who say they never go to see their own pictures are talking through their hats. You don't have to be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulette-goddard/actors-and-actresses-who-say-they-never-go-to-see-their-own-pictures/)

[Paulette Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulette-goddard/)

> [He who accepts the unaltered philosophy of another is as ludicrous as he who donshis neighbor's hat, and infinitely more ridiculous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulette-goddard/he-who-accepts-the-unaltered-philosophy-of-another-is-as-ludicrous-as/)

[Paulette Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulette-goddard/)

> [I'm always slightly embarrassed to meet other actresses of my vintage. We have so little in common. They're all so dedicated. I find -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulette-goddard/i-m-always-slightly-embarrassed-to-meet-other-actresses-of-my-vintage/)

[Paulette Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulette-goddard/)

> [I love doing TV. It's such a breakneck pace, you know. It's kiss and go with your leading man. You meet them in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulette-goddard/i-love-doing-tv-it-s-such-a-breakneck-pace-you-know-it-s-kiss-and-go/)

[Paulette Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulette-goddard/)

> [I am not temperamental. I just know what I want and if I don't have it, I try to get it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulette-goddard/i-am-not-temperamental-i-just-know-what-i-want-and-if-i-don-t-have-it/)

[Paulette Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulette-goddard/)

> [You live in the present and you eliminate things that don't matter. You don't carry the burden of the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulette-goddard/you-live-in-the-present-and-you-eliminate-things-that-don-t-matter/)

[Paulette Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulette-goddard/)

> [You live in the present and you eliminate things that don't matter. You don't carry the burden of the past. I'm not impressed by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulette-goddard/you-live-in-the-present-and-you-eliminate-things-that-don-t-matter-2/)

[Paulette Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulette-goddard/)

> [I lived in Hollywood long enough to learn to play tennis and become a star, but I never felt it was my home. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulette-goddard/i-lived-in-hollywood-long-enough-to-learn-to-play-tennis-and-become-a-2/)

[Paulette Goddard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulette-goddard/)

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