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I think there is a genetic factor involved [...] If there is a history of alcoholism in your family, watch it.

— Mercedes McCambridge

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An honest look because one of the things a recovered alcoholic must learn is honesty. I have to live with myself.

You could be anything in front of that microphone, and that is what was expected of you.

I believe we should learn to appreciate our loneliness, loneliness is marvelous.

I feel that the people who pushed me the most, including the teachers, are the ones who made the greatest impression on me and loved me the most.

I don't think the Hollywood community is interested in what I can do, That's all right. I've never looked for a job in my life, and I'm not going to start now. I have plenty to keep me busy."

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A generation which ignores history has no past —and no future.

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History, Stephen said, is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake.

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If we don’t care about our past we can’t have very much hope for our future.

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I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past, — so good night!

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