John Barrymore
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"John Barrymore"}} was an American actor on stage, screen and radio. A member of the Barrymore family/Drew and Barrymore theatrical dynasties, he initially tried to avoid the stage, and briefly attempted a career as an artist, but appeared on stage together with his father Maurice Barrymore/Maurice in 1900, and then his sister Ethel Barrymore/Ethel the following year. He began his career in 1903 and first gained attention as a stage actor in light comedy, then high drama, culminating in productions of Justice (play)/Justice (1916), Richard III (play)/Richard III (1920) and Hamlet (1922); his portrayal of Hamlet led to him being called the "greatest living American tragedian".

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There's always someone who will rent to them for less.

It was the only dry ground.

Love is the delightful interval between meeting a beautiful girl and discovering that she looks like a haddock.

We ran a real strong team race today, ... That was our plan coming in. We wanted to control the race as a team and we accomplished that.

Fear drove everybody inside.

The way to fight a woman is with your hat. Grab it and run.

He neither drank, smoked, nor rode a bicycle. Living frugally, saving his money, he died early, surrounded by greedy relatives. It was a great lesson to me.

You never realize how short a month is until you pay alimony.

Method acting? There are quite a few methods. Mine involves a lot of talent, a glass and some cracked ice.

They're struggling to get ahead of the curve.

We've been trying to make landlords and tenants more aware of what's going on around them. We're trying to make Craig a better place.

Sex: the thing that takes up the least amount of time and causes the most amount of trouble.

I've read some of your modern free verse and wonder who set it free.

It is not RNZ's policy to comment on individual staffing matters, however media reports relating to Mr Plunket's absence from RNZ have been inaccurate.

This is a great spectator course. People can view the entire race, which is really different from most cross country courses where the runners are in and out of trails and wooded areas. It makes for a much more interested and enthusiastic crowd.

Brides aren't happy - they are just triumphant.

America is the country where you buy a lifetime supply of aspirin for one dollar and use it up in two weeks.

We're resting up. We'll just have another practice instead.

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We work closely with the police department. We're an extra set of eyes and ears for them.

If John Kerry respects our picket line tomorrow, I think we respect John Kerry.

The driver, in order not to hit the car, would like the car moved.

You can't drown yourself in drink. I've tried, you float.

The good die young - because they see it's no use living if you've got to be good.

We are all the same page, striving for the same goal. There is great team unity amongst this bunch.

A man must properly pay the fiddler. In my case it so happened that a whole symphony orchestra had to be subsidized.

Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open.

The water and sewer infrastructure is well under way, with pads built for the homes.

One of my chief regrets during my years in the theater is that I could not sit in the audience and watch me.

I don't see the demand. We've been discussing that at our landlord meetings.

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Die? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him.