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I often think my life has been a failure. But whenever I drop into a theater and hear women laugh at one of my films, I think, well, if I brightened their day before they went home and did the dishes, maybe my life wasn't wasted, after all.

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It is the law of life that if you are kind to someone you feel happy. If you are cruel you are unhappy. And if you hurt someone, you will be hurt back.

Love – That’s All Cary Grant Ever Thinks About (1964)

Ah, beware of snobbery; it is the unwelcome recognition of one's own past failings.

My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between times, I occupy myself as best I can.

And no one believes the explanation anyway.

Love – That’s All Cary Grant Ever Thinks About (1964)

I never dwell on past mistakes… There is too much to plan for the future to waste time complaining.

Love – That’s All Cary Grant Ever Thinks About (1964)

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