Gilda Radner Quotes
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I've learned what I can control is whether I am going to live a day in fear and depression and panic, or whether I am going to attack the day and make it as good a day, as wonderful a day, as I can.
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I grew up in front of a television. I guess I'll grow old inside of one.
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Motherhood . . . is an act of infinite optimism.
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Fame changes a lot of things, but it can't change a light bulb.
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Dreams are like paper, they tear so easily.
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I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive.
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I would say that Lucy, 'I Love Lucy,' she was my idol.
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Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next.
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... every time I got disappointed I'd remember the Roseannadanna philosophy that says that you shouldn't cry over split milk 'cause if you spill some milk and instead of cleaning it up you just walk over it and start crying, they're gonna put you on lithium.
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Some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end.
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... I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Suddenly I had to spend all my time getting well.
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While we have the gift of life, it seems to me the only tragedy is to allow part of us to die - whether it is our spirit, our creativity or our glorious uniqueness.
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[Motherhood is] the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It's huge and scary-it's an act of infinite optimism.
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I'd much rather be a woman than a man. Women can cry, they can wear cute clothes, and they're the first to be rescued off sinking ships.
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[Roseanne Roseannadanna line:] It's always something.
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It's always something
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Comedy is very controlling - you are making people laugh.
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end.
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Cancer changes your life, often for the better. You learn what's important, you learn to prioritize, and you learn not to waste your time. You tell people you love them. My friend Gilda Radner used to say, 'If it wasn't for the downside, having cancer would be the best thing and everyone would want it.' That's true. If it wasn't for the downside.
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I can always be distracted by love, but eventually I get horny for my creativity.
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I have always found men who were funny, irresistible. It's rare that I ever based love on looks or superficial things, but it a guy made me laugh-and that didn't mean he had to be in comedy professionally - I was hooked.
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My life had made me funny, and cancer wasn't going to change that.
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It is so hard for us little human beings to accept this deal that we get. It's really crazy, isn't it? We get to live, then we have to die. ... What spirit human beings have! It is a pretty cheesy deal - all the pleasures of life, and then death.
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There is no real security except for whatever you build inside yourself.
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There are those who open their hearts to others...who never think twice about giving of themselves. They are the wonderful warmhearted people who make all the difference in our lives.
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It's like my father always said to me, he said to me, he said, Roseanna Roseanadana, it's always something. If it isn't one thing--it's another! It's always something.
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Humor is just truth, only faster!
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Show business is like riding a bicycle - when you fall off, the best thing to do is get up, brush yourself off and get back on again.
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You feel completely in control when you hear a wave of laughter coming back at you that you have caused.
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It's such an act of optimism to get through a day and enjoy it and laugh and do all that without thinking about death. What spirit human beings have!
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