Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Anne Baxter Actor

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: May 7, 1923
  • Died: Dec 12, 1985

Anne Baxter was an American actress of stage and screen. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Sophie in the 1946 film The Razor's Edge, and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for the title role in the 1950 film All About Eve. Her other films included The Magnificent Ambersons, I Confess and The Ten Commandments.

My grandfather Frank Lloyd Wright wore a red sash on his wedding night. That is glamour! wedding

I wasn't afraid to fail. Something good always comes out of failure. failure

It's best to have failure happen early in life. It wakes up the Phoenix bird in you so you rise from the ashes. best & failure

St. Patrick's Day March 17, 2025

There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 wisdom & wit from John Millington Synge

3 wisdom & wit from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 wisdom & wit from William Butler Yeats

28 wisdom & wit from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 wisdom & wit from Dave Barry

27 wisdom & wit from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 views from Winston Churchill

74 views from Winston Churchill