Ruth Gordon quotes

" To get it right, be born with luck or else make it. Never give up. Get the knack of getting people to help you and also pitch in yourself. A little money helps, but what really gets it right is to never -- I repeat -- never under any conditions face the facts. " # Getting Ahead # Freedom # Power

" You have to have a talent for having talent. " # Talent

" The kiss. There are all sorts of kisses, lad, from the sticky confection to the kiss of death. Of them all, the kiss of an actress is the most unnerving. How can we tell if she means it or if she's just practicing? " # Kisses and Kissing # Acting and Actors # Love

" To be somebody you must last. " # Perseverance

" Never give up and never face the facts. "

" Are these perilous times? They are. But we can have peace in our hearts and in our homes. " # Peace

" Never give up. And never, under any circumstances, face the facts. " # Quotations

" Discussing how old you are is the temple of boredom. " # Quotations # Bores and Boredom # Work

" The very best impromptu speeches are the ones written well in advance " # Quotations # Speech # Books - Reading

" I can't tell you how encouraging a thing like this is. " # Quotations