Patty Duke - Quotes by Famous Women Series

When Patty Duke died at the age of 69 on March 29, 2016. I realized she'd never been a part of my Quotes by Famous Women series! How can that be? 

Not only did she win an Oscar for her portrayal of Helen Keller, but as sufferer of Manic Depression she did not shy away from talking about it at a time when it was taboo - worse considered shameful. 

Here are some wonderful quotes from Patty Duke


I'm going to be 58, and I'm a woman. In this business, that seems to be a bigger crime than being mentally ill.

It's toughest to forgive ourselves. So it's probably best to start with other people. It's almost like peeling an onion. Layer by layer, forgiving others, you really do get to the point where you can forgive yourself.

No matter what your laundry list of requirements in choosing a mate, there has to be an element of good luck and good fortune and good timing.

When I'm 80 and sitting in a rocking chair listening to the Rolling Stones, there is absolutely no way I'm going to feel old or forget my younger days.

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 Storme is getting married! And she invites her two college besties to her mansion on the beach for some fun while they plan her end of the summer wedding.

     In Summer Dreaming, Kelsey meets her fantasy lifeguard in the flesh but Sean is more than a hot bod with a whistle.

     In Summer Temptation, Leigh is dealing with a life-changing secret. But she still manages to have fun with a jobless Wall Street analyst.

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How will the summer end?

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And the Oscar goes to... 2016 edition

It's my annual post where I ask: What gown should I wear to the Academy Awards! - you know if I was nominated.
I select four gowns and then you weigh in on your favorite. I look forward to doing this post all year. I  love watching all the red carpets!

So help a girl out. What should a wear?

Option 1 - This is not practical for me since my boobs would probably spill out and I'm not fond of the size of my arms.

 Option 2: This is probably more age appropriate...

 Option #3 - Tell hell with age and knock them dead in red!

 Option 4: Go to black gown.

Throwback Thursday - August 2008 - The Biggest Loser

I have a lot of new readers since I started my blog ( in fact I wasn't even published when I started it ) so I thought it would be fun to do a Throwback Thursday and share some of my older posts!


Back on August 21, 2008 I shared this..

Can a twenty-five dollar bet change your life?

Today my short story, which won Honorable Mention in a contest LASR held, will be posted for the universe to see. Please click at the link below. If you are so inclined - come back and leave a comment and let me know what you think.


The Biggest Loser

Then He Kissed Me... Love Song Tuesday

Like my Quotes by Famous Women series, I also had a Love Song series - I think its time that it too made a comeback! The inspiration for that thought came when I was driving home and Then He Kissed Me played on the radio. I love this song and sang along in my car. It is so pure and captures the importance of the kiss!

Then He Kissed Me is an oldie and a goodie!

 

Every time we liberate a woman, we liberate a man. - Margaret Mead

Another blog entry in my series of... Quotes by Famous Women. 

Margaret Mead - 1901-1978 was a anthropologist, women's rights activist, and author of the best-seller, Coming of Age in Samoa.

Sooner or later I'm going to die, but I'm not going to retire. - Margaret Mead

It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label a necessary evil as good. - Margaret Mead


I do not believe in using women in combat, because females are too fierce. - Margaret Mead

I was wise enough to never grow up while fooling most people into believing I had. - Margaret Mead

One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when you don't come home at night. - Margaret Mead

Do you have a favorite?

All creative people want to do the unexpected. - Hedy Lamarr

It's been a long while since I've post! I've been busy writing Guarding the Quarterback and I am halfway there. I thought I revive my Quotes by Famous Women series. Since it was her birthday the other day, Hedy Lemarr is the perfect woman to reboot these posts!





Men are most virile and most attractive between the ages of 35 and 55. Under 35 a man has too much to learn, and I don't have time to teach him. - Hedy Lemarr

Any girl can look glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid. - Hedy Lemarr

American men, as a group, seem to be interested in only two things, money and breasts. It seems a very narrow outlook. - Hedy Lemarr

Dirt makes a man look masculine. Let your hair blow in the wind, and all that. It's OK. All you have to do is look neat when you have to look neat. - Hedy Lamarr