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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

“I think it's much more important to know the truth than it is to make money on it.”

Thinking Knows Important Making Money

Author:Shirley MacLaine

“I think in the end we all know that our best friend is ourselves. We are born alone and we die alone. That's the journey.”

Thinking Knows Ends Dies Born Journey Born Alone

Author:Shirley MacLaine

“I have never seen myself as leading for others. What's important is that I know who I am. Not completely. But I'm coming around third base.”

Knows Important Thirds Who I Am What's Important

Author:Shirley MacLaine

“You know, I have never had a casting couch proposition in my life. I thought there was something wrong with me.”

Knows Propositions Casting Couches

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

“A person who knows how to laugh at himself will never ceased to be amused.”

Knows Persons Humor Funny Laughing Know How Laughter Smile Advertising Cute Amused Smile And Laughter Happy Laughter

Book:Going Within: A Guide for Inner Transformation

Source: Going Within: A Guide for Inner Transformation

“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

“You know when you eat too many sweets and get diabetes? Paparazzi are the diabetes of materialistic culture.”

Knows Culture Sweet Materialistic Diabetes Paparazzi Juvenile Diabetes

Author:Shirley MacLaine

“I don't know why anybody would be in awe of me.”

Knows Would Be Awe

Author:Shirley MacLaine

“You know, I think I had my first past life recall when I was 7.”

Thinking Knows Firsts Past Recalls Past Life

Author:Shirley MacLaine

“I think when I was in my early twenties and middle twenties I didn't even know I wasn't living up to my potential. A couple of friends told me I wasn't and told me to get my act together, and it made a huge impact on me.”

Thinking Knows Made Together Middle Huge Couple Twenties Impact

Author:Shirley MacLaine

“I can't advise any of the young ones, because I don't know what their background was, but I would suggest that anyone who wants to be famous more than anything - there's a problem.”

Knows Want I Can Real Problem Young Fame Backgrounds Advise Real Problems Young Ones

Author:Shirley MacLaine

“An actor has many lives and many people within him. I know there are lots of people inside me. No one ever said I'm dull.”

People Knows Said Actors Dull

Author:Shirley MacLaine

“When a child comes in, I believe that it's a 'multipersonhood,' and it knows it, its consciousness knows it, and it has a nuclei in the center of its consciousness that is the repository of all experience and all knowledge. And when you look in the eyes of your baby and you feel this sense that they are an old soul, I believe indeed they are.”

Knows Feels Believe Looks Children Soul Eye I Believe Consciousness Baby Nucleus Old Soul

Author:Shirley MacLaine

“On things she had to pack before leaving her home in advance of a forest fire, 1996. Childhood pictures and pictures of my life. Do you know how many pictures that is? Not just this life; I have pictures from 13,000 lives.”

Knows Life Home Justice Know How Fire Childhood Leaving Forests This Life Do You Know Packs Forest Fires

Author:Shirley MacLaine

About the Author

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

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