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Anne Bancroft Biography

Anna Maria Louisa Italiano (September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005), known professionally as Anne Bancroft, was an American actress, director, screenwriter and singer associated with the method acting school, having studied under Lee Strasberg. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft was acknowledged for her work in film, theatre and television. She won one Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globes, two Tony Awards and two Emmy Awards, and several other awards and nominations.

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The aim of Zen training is to attain the state of consciousness which occurs when the individual ego is emptied of itself and becomes identified with the infinite reality of all things.

Reality, Ego, Training, Individual, Emptied, State

I think we all strive to push ourselves, to overcome our struggles. And when we do, we get to know ourselves better.

Struggle, Thinking, Overcoming, Struggles, Know, Push

Getting through high school and college was one of my greatest achievements.

Achievement, College, Greatest, School

A life lesson for me is, how do you muster the courage to take on a new risk? Whether it's starting up a business or taking on a new project or expedition. I think the risks that we take are all relative to the risk-taker.

Expedition, Lesson, Life Lesson, Risks, Thinking, Travel

. . . family and friends aren't always ready to make the journey when you are, and you just have to keep plowing along whether they have confidence in you or not. That can be very lonely.

Lonely, Journey, Family And Friends, Keep

So I think you have to marry for the right reasons, and marry the right person.

Anniversary, Thinking, Reason, Right, Person, Marry

I'm lucky I had some teachers who saw something in me.

Teacher, Lucky, Saws, Saw, Teachers

The things we overcome in life really become our strengths.

Become, Life, Overcome, Overcoming, Strengths, Things

Skydiving is something I've never done! And I am very excited to take the leap with a community of like-minded courageous women.

Community, Courageous, Done, Excited

It's really important that, as women, we tell our stories. That is what helps seed our imaginations.

Helps, Imagination, Important, Seed, Stories, Tell

I am quite surprised, that with all my work, and some of it is very, very good, that nobody talks about The Miracle Worker. We're talking about Mrs. Robinson. I understand the world. . . I'm just a little dismayed that people aren't beyond it yet.

Dismayed, Miracle, People, Surprised, Talking, World

To push behind the dog sled and run in front of the dog sled. That was always an interesting job.

Dog, Front, Job, Jobs, Run, Running

I had no doubts I could go to the pole. I may not be as strong, but I make up for physical strength in other areas, like steadiness and not panicking under stress.

Strong, Stress, Doubt, Doubts, Strength

. . . I don't think anybody should avoid mistakes. If it is within their nature to make certain mistakes, I think they should make them, make the mistakes and find out what the cost of the mistake is, rather than to constantly keep avoiding it, and never really knowing exactly what the experience of it is, what the cost of it is, you know, and all the other facets of the mistake. I don't think that mistakes are that bad. I think that they should try and not do destructive things, but I don't think that a mistake is that serious a thing that one should be told what to do to avoid it.

Constantly, Knowing, Mistake, Mistakes, Nature, Thinking

Haiku is a particularly Zen form of poetry; for Zen detests egoism in the form of calculated effects or self-glorification of any sort. The author of haiku should be absent, and only the haiku present.

Absent, Author, Form, Present, Self, Should

And then there's also this element of - some people would describe it as spirits or a presence that appears when things are very difficult, physically and emotionally. You know, when you're really putting out. So the third man aura is sort of an appearance. It's the yeti.

Difficult, Men, People, Putting, Spirits, Yeti

I was at a point where I was ready to say I am what I am because of what I am and if you like me I'm grateful, and if you don't, what am I going to do about it?

Grateful, I Am What I Am, If You Like Me, Say, Ready

The challenge, whenever you create anything, is to persevere and push away the negative voices. And the more you accomplish, the louder they get. The key is to shut them off and trust in your heart where you're going.

Away, Create, Heart, Keys, Voice, Whenever

Slowing down reminds you that the journey is supposed to be fun.

Fun, Journey, Slow Down, Supposed, Reminds

The greatest way to get most husbands to eliminar la celulitis do one thing is to suggest that perhaps they're also old to do it.

Husband, Way, One Thing, Eliminar, Suggest