Grusinskaya from Grand Hotel (1932)
Quotes·Quotation by Grusinskaya
Greta Garbo as Grusinskaya from Grand Hotel (1932)
¶ I want to be alone. I think I have never been so tired in my life.
Grusinskaya (Grand Hotel)
Grusinskaya from Grand Hotel (1932)
Quotes·Quotation by Grusinskaya
Greta Garbo as Grusinskaya from Grand Hotel (1932)
¶ I want to be alone. I think I have never been so tired in my life.
Groucho Marx (1890-1977)
Groucho Marx (1890-1977)
Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was an American comedian and film star famed as a master of wit. His rapid-fire delivery of innuendo-laden patter earned him many admirers. He made 13 feature films with his siblings the Marx Brothers, of whom he was the third-born. He also had a successful solo career, most notably as the host of the radio and television game show You Bet Your Life. His distinctive appearance, carried over from his days in vaudeville, included quirks such as an exaggerated stooped posture, glasses, cigars, and a thick greasepaint mustache and eyebrows.
Quotes·Quotation by Groucho Marx
Animals
¶ Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark to read.
Entertainment·Television
¶ I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.
Food·Dieting
¶ Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
¶ How much would you want to run into an open manhole?
¶ One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know.
¶ Tell him I've got one.
¶ If I hold you any closer, I’ll be in back of you!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groucho_Marx
Greta Garbo (1905-1990)
Greta Garbo (1905-1990)
Greta Garbo (18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990), born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson, was a Swedish film actress. Garbo was an international star and icon during Hollywood's silent and classic periods. Many of her films were sensational hits, and all but three of her twenty-four Hollywood films were profitable. Garbo was nominated four times for an Academy Award and received an honorary one in 1954 for her "luminous and unforgettable screen performances". She also won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress for both Anna Karenina (1935) and Camille (1936). In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on their list of greatest female stars of all time, after Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Audrey Hepburn, and Ingrid Bergman.
Garbo launched her career with a leading role in the 1924 Swedish film The Saga of Gosta Berling. Her performance caught the attention of Louis B. Mayer, chief executive of Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), who brought her to Hollywood in 1925. She immediately stirred interest with her first silent film, Torrent, released in 1926; a year later, her performance in Flesh and the Devil, her third movie, made her an international star.
With her first talking film, Anna Christie (1930), she received an Academy Award nomination. MGM marketers enticed the public with the catch-phrase "Garbo talks!" That same year she won a second Oscar nomination for her performance in Romance. In 1932, her immense popularity allowed her to dictate the terms of her contract, and she became increasingly choosy about her roles. Many critics and film historians consider her performance as the doomed courtesan Marguerite Gautier in Camille to be her finest. The role gained her a third Academy Award nomination. After working exclusively in dramatic films, Garbo turned to comedy with Ninotchka (1939), which earned her a fourth Academy Award nomination, and Two-Faced Woman (1941).
In 1941, she retired after appearing in only twenty-seven films. Although she was offered many opportunities to return to the screen, she declined most of them. Instead, she lived a private life, shunning publicity.
Quotes·Quotation by Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo as Grusinskaya from Grand Hotel (1932)
¶ I want to be alone. I think I have never been so tired in my life.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Garbo
Richard Greenberg (1958- )
Richard Greenberg (1958- )
Richard Greenberg (born 22 February 1958) is an American playwright and television writer known for his subversively humorous depictions of middle-class American life. He has had more than 25 plays premiere on and off-broadway in New York City and eight at Los Angeles' South Coast Repertory Theatre, including The Violet Hour, Everett Beekin, and Hurrah at Last.
Quotes·Quotations by Richard Greenberg
Civility
¶ I appreciate people who are civil, whether they mean it or not. I think: Be civil. Do not cherish your opinion over my feelings. There's a vanity to candor that isn't really worth it. Be kind.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Greenberg
Greece & Greek
Greece
Greece i/ˈɡriːs/ (Greek: Ελλάδα, Ellada, IPA: [eˈlaða] historically in Katharevousa and Ancient Greek: Ἑλλάς, Hellas, IPA: [eˈlas] and [helːás] respectively), officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, Elliniki Dimokratia, IPA: [eliniˈci ðimokraˈtia]), is a country in Southern Europe, politically considered part of Western Europe. Athens is the capital and the largest city in the country (its urban area also including Piraeus). The population of the country is about 11 million.
Greece has land borders with Albania, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of mainland Greece, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the 11th longest coastline in the world at 13,676 km (8,498 mi) in length, featuring a vast number of islands (approximately 1,400, of which 227 are inhabited), including Crete, the Dodecanese, the Cyclades, and the Ionian Islands among others. Eighty percent of Greece consists of mountains, of which Mount Olympus is the highest at 2,917 m (9,570 ft).
Modern Greece traces its roots to the civilization of ancient Greece, generally considered the cradle of Western civilization. As such it is the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, the Olympic Games, Western literature and historiography, political science, major scientific and mathematical principles, and Western drama, including both tragedy and comedy. This legacy is partly reflected in the seventeen UNESCO World Heritage Sites located in Greece, ranking Greece 7th in Europe and 13th in the world. The modern Greek state was established in 1830, following the Greek War of Independence.
Greece has been a member of what is now the European Union since 1981 and the eurozone since 2001, NATO since 1952, and is a founding member of the United Nations. Greece is a developed country with an advanced, high-income economy and very high standards of living (including the 21st highest quality of life as of 2010). Since late 2009, the Greek economy has been hit by a severe economic and financial crisis resulting in the Greek government requesting €240 billion in loans from EU institutions, a substantial debt write-off, and unpopular austerity measures.
Greek·Hellenic Proverbs
Summer
¶ It will not always be summer.
Sword
¶ The sword knows no friends.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece
Sarah GRAINMAN (Knight Rider)
Deanna Russo as Dr. Sarah Graiman from Knight Rider (2008 TV series)
Daughter of Charles Graiman, Owner of KITT and romantic interest of Michael Knight.
Quotes·Quotations by ***
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Rider_(2008_TV_series)
Daughter of Charles Graiman, Owner of KITT and romantic interest of Michael Knight.
Quotes·Quotations by ***
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Rider_(2008_TV_series)
Graham Greene (1904-1991)
Henry Graham Greene (1904-1991)
Henry Graham Greene, OM, CH (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English author, playwright and literary critic. His works explore the ambivalent moral and political issues of the modern world. Greene was notable for his ability to combine serious literary acclaim with widespread popularity.
Although Greene objected strongly to being described as a Roman Catholic novelist rather than as a novelist who happened to be Catholic, Catholic religious themes are at the root of much of his writing, especially the four major Catholic novels: Brighton Rock, The Power and the Glory, The Heart of the Matter and The End of the Affair. Several works such as The Confidential Agent, The Third Man, The Quiet American, Our Man in Havana and The Human Factor also show an avid interest in the workings of international politics and espionage.
Greene suffered from bipolar disorder, which had a profound effect on his writing and personal life. In a letter to his wife Vivien, he told her that he had "a character profoundly antagonistic to ordinary domestic life", and that "unfortunately, the disease is also one's material".
Quotes·Quotation
No human being can really understand another, and no one can arrange another's happiness. [Life]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Graham_Greene
Grace PARK (1974- )
Grace Park (1974- )
Grace Park (born March 14, 1974) is an American-born Canadian actress. She gained recognition as Sharon Valerii & Sharon Agathon on Battlestar Galactica, as well as Shannon Ng in the Canadian television series teen soap Edgemont. Park currently plays Officer Kono Kalakaua in CBS's remake of Hawaii Five-0, which debuted September 20, 2010, on CBS.
Quotes·Quotations by Grace PARK
¶ Think twice next time you want to drop in on someone's wave.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Park_%28actress%29
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