The cynic says blessed is he who expecteth nothing, for he shall not be disappointed. I say blessed is he who expecteth everything, for he can't always be disappointed.

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Tallulah Bankhead was a 20th-century American actress. Tallulah Brockman Bankhead was an American actress. Primarily an actress of the stage, Bankhead also appeared in several films including an award-winning performance in Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat (1944). Read more on Wikipedia →

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