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Film actress

Shirley MacLaine is an American film actress celebrated for her versatile performances across various genres. Born on April 24, 1934, she has had a distinguished career in Hollywood, earning numerous accolades and nominations. MacLaine achieved international acclaim for her role in 'The Apartment' (1960) and has since starred in numerous other prominent films.

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Famous Shirley MacLaine Quotes

“If I could know me, I could know the universe.”

Ifs Knows Universe If I Could Know Me Self Knowledge

Author:Shirley MacLaine

“If I had a party to attend and didn't want to be there, I would play the part of someone who was having a lovely time.”

Ifs Want Play Party Lovely

Author:Shirley MacLaine

“If we can genuinely honor our mother and father we are not only at peace with ourselves but we can then give birth to our future.”

Ifs Giving Mother Father Birth Honor Our Future Mother And Father

Author:Shirley MacLaine

“We cannot divorce what we are producing from what we are. We create technology out of the vision we have of ourselves. If we are blind in our conception of ourselves we will create a blind technology.”

Ifs Vision Technology Blind Divorce Conception

Book:Going Within: A Guide for Inner Transformation

Source: Going Within: A Guide for Inner Transformation

“Anything is possible if you believe you deserve it.”

Ifs Believe Deserve If You Believe Anything Is Possible

Book:Out on a Limb

Source: Out on a Limb

“Films and life are like clay, waiting for us to mold it. And when you trust your own insides and that becomes achievement, it's a kind of principle that seems to me is at work with everyone. God bless that principle. God bless that potential that we all have for making anything possible if we think we deserve it.”

Ifs Thinking Kind Seems Film Waiting Principles Achievement Deserve Bless Clay Mold God Bless

Author:Shirley MacLaine

“In terms of my life, I guess I want to share whatever I've learned really, which is basically one thing: know yourself, look for yourself, know what to look for, cherish it, be honest, be authentic, even if it hurts your feelings. That's not bad.”

Ifs Knows Want Looks Feelings Term Hurt One Thing Share Honest Being Honest I've Learned Cherish It Hurts Know Yourself

Author:Shirley MacLaine

“I'm very aware, but I'm very naïve. When you are really naïve and expecting safety and expecting the best, you don't feel you're taking risks. You can get smacked a little, but usually it works out pretty well. I would say that, as much as you can instill your open-minded naivety, if you're basically open minded, then you can do damn near anything.”

Ifs Feels Wells Littles Can Do Risk Safety Work Out Damn Expecting Open Mind Open Minded Taking Risks Instill Naivety Expecting The Best

Author:Shirley MacLaine

“If they would teach us from the time we're little to meditate and get in touch with all that our souls know, we wouldn't fight so much.”

Ifs Knows Littles Soul Fighting Teach

Author:Shirley MacLaine

“If anything interferes with my inner peace, I will walk away. Arguments with family members. All that stuff. None of it matters.”

Ifs Matter Stuff Walks Members Argument Inner Peace Interfere Family Members

Author:Shirley MacLaine

“I realized that if what we call human nature can be changed, then absolutely anything is possible. From that moment my life changed.”

Ifs Humans Moments Character Nature Change Human Nature Changed I Realized Life Changing That Moment Anything Is Possible

Book:You Can Get There From here

Source: You Can Get There From here

“If you're comfortable with yourself-which everyone can get to, to some extent-that's when you start getting into who is your real self.”

Ifs Real Self Comfortable Being Single Real Self

Author:Shirley MacLaine

“For if the talent or individuality is there, it should be expressed. If it doesn't find its way out into the air, it can be turned inward and gnaw like the fox at the Spartan boy's belly.”

Ifs Way Should Boys Air Talent Individuality Inward Foxes Belly

Author:Shirley MacLaine

“I could be whatever I wanted to be if I trusted that music, that song, that vibration of God that was inside of me.”

Ifs Wanted Song Intuition Trusted Vibrations

Book:It's all in the playing

Source: It's all in the playing

“God bless that potential that we all have for making anything possible if we think we deserve it. I deserve this.”

Ifs Thinking Deserve Bless Oscars God Bless Acceptance Speech

Author:Shirley MacLaine

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Born: April 24, 1934
Known for: Film actress
Quotes: 182

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