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Quote by Virginia Graham

“a woman is not really dressed unless she is wearing a hat.”

Quote by Virginia Graham

Book:Don't blame the mirror

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Don't blame the mirror

This book delves into the complexities of self-perception and the journey towards self-improvement, offering readers a thoughtful exploration of the human condition. more

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Virginia Graham

Virginia Graham, born on July 4, 1912, and passed away on December 22, 1998, was a renowned television host. She had a rich career in the television industry, known for her warm hosting style and broad audience base. more

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“Committee meetings are always held at inconvenient times and usually take place in dark, dusty rooms the temperatures of which are unsuited to the human body.”

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“conformity has been a devastating thing. Its ill effects continue right to this day. Customers still look at the woman in the next chair and say, 'I'll have what she has.' That's all right for ordering at a restaurant - but not in a beauty parlor.”

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“On the whole, and providing one is in good spirits and feeling reasonably bright, it is not hard to converse for a short space of time on subjects about which one knows little, and it is indeed often amusing to see how cunningly one can steer the conversational barque, hoisting and lowering her sails, tacking this way and that to avoid reefs, and finally racing feverishly for home with the outboard engine making a loud and cheerful noise.”

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“For a driver to be driven by somebody else is an ordeal, for there are only three types of drivers: the too fast, the timid and oneself.”

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“England is the only civilised country in the world where it is etiquette to fall on the food like a wolf the moment it is served. Elsewhere it is comme il faut to wait until everybody has helped himself to everything and until everything on everybody's plate is stone cold.”

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“I have the perfect face for radio.”

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“There are some composers - at the head of whom stands Beethoven - who not only do not know when to stop but appear to stop many times before they actually do.”

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“when we travel, most of us take too much. I always work on the assumption that I'm going to take everything with me because I don't want the second wife to have anything if the plane crashes.”

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“I believe the process of going from confusion to understanding is a precious, even emotional, experience that can be the foundation of self-confidence.”

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