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I have heard show business characterized as a refuge for childlike persons in flight from all things harsh and real. ↗

— Carroll O'Connor

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One irreducible residual of 38 years in the business is the number of lasting, loving friendships I have made. ↗

— Carroll O'Connor

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Vulgar and obscene, the papers run rumors daily about people in show business, tales of wicked ways and witless affairs. ↗

— Carroll O'Connor

#affairs #business #daily #obscene #papers

That is the godawful thing about television today. Performers don't have any place to hit and miss. You're either in or you're out; you don't have a chance to become good at your craft. If you make three pictures in a row and they don't go over, you're out of the business. ↗

— Donald O'Connor

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They put me in a harness, like a horse, to learn the back somersault. It was weird up there when I put on that harness for the first time. The courage came with practice. ↗

— Donald O'Connor

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Conviction without experience makes for harshness. ↗

— Flannery O'Connor

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To expect too much is to have a sentimental view of life and this is a softness that ends in bitterness. ↗

— Flannery O'Connor

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The Southerner is usually tolerant of those weaknesses that proceed from innocence. ↗

— Flannery O'Connor

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When a book leaves your hands, it belongs to God. He may use it to save a few souls or to try a few others, but I think that for the writer to worry is to take over God's business. ↗

— Flannery O'Connor

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As far as I'm concerned, I'm now in the business of making spiritual records and using my voice for that purpose. I'm not going to be singing songs that I made in the past. I closed the door on that incarnation of Sinead O'Connor. ↗

— Sinead O'Connor

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