"What would my parents think about America if……" — Kirk Douglas
"What would my parents think about America if they arrived here today? Would they even want to come? I wonder."
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53 Quotes by Kirk Douglas
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My mother and my father were illiterate immigrants from Russia. When I was a child they were constantly amazed that…
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A stroke is a very difficult thing. You get depressed. . . . What I found was this: the cure…
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Life is like a B-picture script. It is that corny. If I had my life story offered to me to…
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I remember little things that break my heart. We were coming out of Michael's house one day, and he noticed…
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The best wine comes from home, wherever it is.
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The biggest lie is the lie we tell ourselves in the distorted visions we have of ourselves, blocking out some…
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Now, why is it that most of us can talk openly about the illnesses of our bodies, but when it…
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Why can't a woman be more like a dog, huh? So sweet, loving, attentive.
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You have not learned to live until you have learned to give
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Being seventy has its advantages. I was outspoken before, but now what have I got to keep quiet about?
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Since my stroke, I have begun to see so many miracles all around me. I look out of the window…
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You haven't learned how to live until you've learned how to give.
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