Hermione Gingold quotes:
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Contrary to popular belief, English women do not wear tweed nightgowns.
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Fighting is essentially a masculine idea; a woman's weapon is her tongue.
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My worst fault is my belief that if you put bills unopened behind a picture frame, there is no need to pay them.
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There are far too many men in politics and not enough elsewhere.
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What Americans call cross-ventilation, the English call draughts.
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My father dealt in stocks and shares and my mother also had a lot of time on her hands.
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Really, sex and laughter do go very well together, and I wondered - and I still do - which is more important.
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A great city is a great solitude.
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People who think about the past have no future.
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I got all the schooling any actress needs. That is, I learned to write enough to sign contract.
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To call him a dog hardly seems to do him justice, though inasmuch as he had four legs, a tail, and barked, I admit he was, to all outward appearances. But to those who knew him well, he was a perfect gentleman.
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[When asked if her husband was still living:] It's a matter of opinion.
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A diet is when you watch what you eat and wish you could eat what you watch.
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Love is a worn-out word. People love their cat, they love their house. I've never been in love with anyone but myself.
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One of the nicest things about living in America is the fact that sooner or later you are practically bound to get an award of some sort or other.
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She never sets foot out of her apartment or her past.