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Lee Meriwether Quotes (3 quotes)
 | “I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.” ―Groucho Marx Source/Notes: Earliest attribution found in: The Brethren Evangelist, Vol. XCIV, January 1, 1972, No. 1 |
 | “Good writers are those who keep the language efficient. That is to say, keep it accurate, keep it clear.” ―Ezra Pound Source/Notes: ABC of Reading (1934) |
 | “Human beings are so made that the ones who do the crushing feel nothing; it is the person crushed who feels what is happening. Unless one has placed oneself on the side of the oppressed, to feel with them, one cannot understand.” ―Simone Weil Source/Notes: To her pupils at Roanne in 1934. As reported in "Utopian pessimist: the life and thought of Simone Weil" (Poseidon Press, 1990) by David McLellan, p. 93 |
 | “Never give in — never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.” ―Winston Churchill Source/Notes: Speech given at Harrow School, Harrow, England, October 29, 1941. |
 | “Hegel … said that the owl of Minerva flies at dusk, meaning that only when a culture is over can it be understood. Hegel's moment of understanding of the West coincided with its end.” ―Allan Bloom Source/Notes: The Closing of the American Mind (1987) |
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Lee Meriwether
Born: May 27, 1935 (age 83)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Actress
Bio: Lee Ann Meriwether is an American actress, former model, and the winner of the 1955 Miss America pageant. She is perhaps best known for her role as Betty Jones, Buddy Ebsen's secretary and daughter-in-law in the long-running 1970s crime drama, Barnaby Jones. The role earned her two Golden Globe Award nominations in 1975 and 1976, and an Emmy Award nomination in 1977.
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