Eve Arden

I've always admired teachers for their patience and purpose in choosing their profession. ”

Our kids seldom even get to see a movie. When we go to a movie, it's an event - and we make it an event. ”

I can't seem to say, 'You great big wonderful man, you,' without hamming it up somehow. ”

So many people accept the negative. They are constantly blinded by that negative thing. ”

I love making people laugh. ”

I don't have a Pollyana attitude toward life that claims everything is lovely. ”

As for Hollywood children, their social life can get a little overboard, just like their parents can. Living in town, you attend so many functions. ”

If I'm in a serious play, I often think to myself, 'I could make that line funny.' ”

I'm finding writing very fascinating. ”

In a sense, children who live on a farm become sophisticated, too - but about more important things. ”