It seems wisest to assume the worst from the beginning...and let anything better come as a surprise.

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I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else. — Winston Churchill

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A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. — Albert Einstein

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I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening. — Larry King

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Oh, Lizzy! do anything rather than marry without affection.― Jane Austen

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When I was a little girl, there was no Variety Latino. When I was a little girl, there was no nothing. There were very few roles for people like myself. - Rita Moreno

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Progress is impossible without change; and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.

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If the white man gives you anything - just remember when he gets ready he will take it right back. We have to take for ourselves. - Fannie Lou Hamer

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I loved being in the film called 'Carnal Knowledge' - the one with Jack Nicholson, which was very dark but a really brilliant movie. I loved being in 'The Ritz.' 'The Ritz' I think is just hilarious. I just saw it again recently and by God, it's still funny! - Rita Moreno

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It's kind of heartbreaking when I talk about it now, I still get very moved by the lack of opportunities that were available to myself and to the very few others who were Hispanic young actresses. - Rita Moreno

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