Carmen Dell'Orefice quote: "I don't believe in funerals. I believe in celebrating life, and showing people, while they're alive, how much I care about them. And I don't believe in this business of burial. I'm an organ donor. Whether its my skin or my eyeballs, use whatever bits are intact and put the rest in the garbage."

I want to love you, I want to trust you, but I'm scared. Will you catch me? Will you always be there...
CARMEN

Hollywood, it has treated me so nicely, I am ready to faint! As soon as I see Hollywood, I love it.
CARMEN MIRANDA

I was performing in this burlesque group, and we would go to dance rehearsals every day. You'd u...
CARMEN ELECTRA

My parents sent me from Venezuela to the Convent of Our Lady, a boarding school in Hastings, which w...
CARMEN BUSQUETS

I respect Gloria Steinem enormously. But I never wanted to be in any kind of movement - and if you&#...
CARMEN DELL'OREFICE

We have to program the mind of the public that age is not ugly. Age is just age. Wake up, American c...
CARMEN DELL'OREFICE

No matter where I've been overseas, the food stinks, except in Italy.
CARMEN ELECTRA

Fashion is more about taste than money - you have to understand your body and tailor clothes to your...
CARMEN DELL'OREFICE

I guess I've always been attracted to people who stand out as individuals - people who are adven...
CARMEN ELECTRA

I was the one who kept telling my second husband he should become a cinematographer. I paid for him ...
CARMEN DELL'OREFICE

As a model, I didn't have an identity; I was a chameleon, a silent actress. I was an amorphous t...
CARMEN DELL'OREFICE

I don't live for stuff and things, and if I had to live in a cardboard box, I would put curtains...
CARMEN DELL'OREFICE

I've chosen my wedding ring large and heavy to continue forever. But exactly because of that all...
CARMEN MIRANDA

I have a constant sweet tooth, so I like anything from the bakery, like cupcakes, cookies.
CARMEN ELECTRA

If you think about it now, it's kind of ridiculous. All these hot girls on Baywatch in tiny litt...
CARMEN ELECTRA

My dream was to become a ballet dancer, but after a year in bed with rheumatic fever at 13, I had gr...
CARMEN DELL'OREFICE

There's no way I would have got to see so much of the world, with my humble background, without ...
CARMEN DELL'OREFICE

I was the Kate Moss of my day, atypical of what the public wanted, which was Brigitte Bardot. I was ...
CARMEN DELL'OREFICE

Look at me and tell me if I don't have Brazil in every curve of my body.
CARMEN MIRANDA

When I was young I would spend more money than I should with my credit card but my father cut it off...
CARMEN BUSQUETS

Any good director, and I've worked with a few that I would call very good, they know how to disa...
CARMEN EJOGO

By putting on another's skin, I have a sense of what it's like to be black.
CARMEN WURGEL

I was a little naive thinking how fun it was going to be to live with another family, to learn about...
CARMEN WURGEL

I got a window just to peek into a world I never had access to.
CARMEN WURGEL

There were some moments that were true but others that were designed a little or genetically modifie...
CARMEN WURGEL

I don't think we ever can understand anyone else's life completely, period. But a willingness to tru...
CARMEN WURGEL

My prayer is that each of us look inside our own hearts. It takes a willingness to pause before we m...
CARMEN WURGEL

Patients find respect and a comfort level here. The majority of people who come here really struggle...
CARMEN VELASQUEZ

Before, we were just working with about 24 cities, which included fire districts within the four cou...
CARMEN VELASQUEZ

This year is very different.
CARMEN VELASQUEZ

I don't know if we're going to get less or more money, but we will have a very competitive applicati...
CARMEN VELASQUEZ

In Colorado Springs, there's some critical infrastructure there, military bases. We have a lot of po...
CARMEN VELASQUEZ

We had a couple wide shots, and we had six corners and they only had two. Their goal was just a defe...
CARMEN SCHOOLCRAFT

As a whole, we didn't play up to our potential. We kept them out of the circle okay, except for the ...
CARMEN SCHOOLCRAFT

She'd go past three of my defenders and ended flipping the ball from the corner both times, coming f...
CARMEN SCHOOLCRAFT

We had a good final seven-minute push in the second half, but that was about it. We dominated the fi...
CARMEN SCHOOLCRAFT

We know other people were involved. We want to know who else was involved in our son's murder. We ca...
CARMEN PROVIANO

St. Anthony is my patron saint. That's who my son was named after. We went into St. Anthony's Chapel...
CARMEN PROVIANO

We're halfway there. We'll never be completely satisfied until we know all the facts. Hopefully some...
CARMEN PROVIANO

We believe our son intended to help this poor woman, got her a hotel room for a night's rest and nev...
CARMEN PROVIANO

You've made our lives a living hell.
CARMEN PROVIANO

We are ecstatic. We are finally getting a little bit of peace, but we'll never be completely happy u...
CARMEN PROVIANO

Being the despicable person that you are, you show no remorse.
CARMEN PROVIANO

They did an extraordinary job.
CARMEN PROVIANO

Any win we have in a boat reflects on the entire team. We did a lot more this year than we've ever d...
CARMEN MIROCHNA

You can't have a bad day in the Big Ten or else you'll be looking out for everybody. It all comes do...
CARMEN MIROCHNA

Our goal is speed. However, if the girls give their best performance on the water, regardless of how...
CARMEN MIROCHNA

We have been working hard, but Michigan State is an accomplished team. We will continue to strengthe...
CARMEN MIROCHNA

Even small progress is progress. The entire novice stepped it up -- they had their right race at the...
CARMEN MIROCHNA

This is exactly what we needed. Their dedication really shows on days like today, and we will contin...
CARMEN MIROCHNA

I have never followed what people say it is 'fashionable'. I think that a woman must wear what fits ...
CARMEN MIRANDA

I have a huge disdain for those artists who say that they don't need a prize to have their talent re...
CARMEN MIRANDA

I've chosen my wedding ring large and heavy to continue forever. But exactly because of that all the...
CARMEN MIRANDA

I say 20 words in English. I say money, money, money, and I say hot dog! I say yes, no and I say mon...
CARMEN MIRANDA

More affectionate than a kiss is a well done hug in someone that you love. Have you ever notice how ...
CARMEN MIRANDA

Look at me and tell me if I don't have Brazil in every curve of my body.
CARMEN MIRANDA

With oil at above US$67 per barrel, this is likely to once again raise investors' concern over the i...
CARMEN LEE

Most market analysts are holding on to their economic or corporate projections while adopting a wait...
CARMEN LEE

The local market is likely to continue to adopt a more cautious tone, brought on by the current high...
CARMEN LEE

With near-term market outlook fairly unclear and not helped by current oil prices and the [post-Q2 e...
CARMEN LEE

When I left, I had learnt nothing. I took nothing with me. At least, that's what I thought then.
CARMEN LAFORET

That profound night freedom was agreeable and exciting.
CARMEN LAFORET

It was the first time I traveled alone, but I was not scared.
CARMEN LAFORET

I write short, my words tight to the thread of the narrative.
CARMEN LAFORET

The kids weren't going to quit. They (Coalfield) wanted it (championship) really bad. They played re...
CARMEN HINES

We just didn't play very well tonight.
CARMEN HINES

We got out hustled all night.
CARMEN HINES

I'm still waiting on the team to show up that can show up for us. We have not put four quarters toge...
CARMEN HINES

We wanted to pound it inside a lot and we did that.
CARMEN HINES

It did hurt that we went to the line seven times and Oliver Springs went 31 times. I thought that wa...
CARMEN HINES

I know this is a tough loss for them (seniors), but they have done a lot for the school. They set a ...
CARMEN HINES

We should treat the undocumented workers like human beings.
CARMEN GONZALEZ

There are eight sponsorship opportunities available for this conference, and we anticipate that they...
CARMEN GONZALEZ

It's a way to give back to the community that has been so supportive and so accepting of a displaced...
CARMEN GONZALEZ

It felt like home. I made a decision to move.
CARMEN GONZALEZ

We want to support our community even though we are not illegal, but we come from an immigrant commu...
CARMEN GARCIA

They are very trusting and willing to give personal information to anybody.
CARMEN GARCIA

There's so many stories about what happened. We don't know, that's why we're in court to find out to...
CARMEN GARCIA

I feel sorry for the way his life ended, you know being shot. I hope he rests in peace.
CARMEN GARCIA

I'm more attracted to a stronger man rather than a feminine man. Someone who would just throw me dow...
CARMEN ELECTRA

It's a little hot in here.
CARMEN ELECTRA

People are surprised at how down-to-earth I am. I like to stay home on Friday nights and listen to '...
CARMEN ELECTRA

Dancing is my number one love. That was my first goal as a child. I would love to do stage, maybe do...
CARMEN ELECTRA

I've put butter on my legs. Summer in Ohio, it gets very hot. We were all out of sun tan lotion...
CARMEN ELECTRA

Everyone knows she's beautiful, everyone knows that she's a sex symbol and I think everyone knows sh...
CARMEN ELECTRA

[Rodman, a seven-time NBA rebounding champion, is in Miami to film the movie] Cut Away. ... Charging...
CARMEN ELECTRA

It's an honor to be a part of such a legendary group of stars representing Max Factor, such as Rita ...
CARMEN ELECTRA

I was watching an HBO special the other night on real-life maximum-security-prison guys. I glanced u...
CARMEN ELECTRA

I was a little nervous, 'cause for me, it's kinda like taking a big step and really doing something ...
CARMEN ELECTRA

The second half we settled in more and just played a little bit more focused. This was just kind of ...
CARMEN DOLFO

When the game is on the line or the game is tight, she's a person who will step up and not be afraid...
CARMEN DOLFO

Willow has given us so many amazing moments in the last few games. We've needed her to step up and s...
CARMEN DOLFO

Central is a good team. We beat them pretty easily in Seattle, but they've improved and they'll have...
CARMEN DOLFO

Our defense was a lot better. I feel like we were a little bit more pro-active on defense and did a ...
CARMEN DOLFO

We played a great first half. We played together and played great defense, but defensively we just c...
CARMEN DOLFO

It's always a hard fought game when we play SPU. It probably wasn't until about four minutes to play...
CARMEN DOLFO

We never really got in a flow offensively. They play such an erratic, in-your-face style of defense....
CARMEN DOLFO

I guess I better let her step out a little more. That's bad coaching, not putting her in the right p...
CARMEN DOLFO

It's a little disappointing, but it's early and there is a lot of the season left. Cal State Bakersf...
CARMEN DOLFO

The rules are tricky and you have to be careful so you don't have to start all over. You really have...
CARMEN DIAZ

We're hoping to start a new tradition.
CARMEN DIAZ

We're trying to keep the tradition alive. Many don't celebrate it anymore.
CARMEN DIAZ

We've participated in so many festivals and activities in the community. It shows we're a growing co...
CARMEN DIAZ

Everybody has that stereotype; that if your kid gets shot, they're into drugs or they're into crime....
CARMEN DAVIS

They just let him go.
CARMEN DAVIS

There are unhappy parents, students and staff. The only ones who are happy are the administration.
CARMEN DAVIS

I know things will happen in God's time and not mine. But I'm getting a little restless.
CARMEN DAVIS

This is a unique balance of academics, play and character development for children ages 6 weeks to 5...
CARMEN CALDWELL

At every family dinner, I talked and talked about Primrose. I was amazed at the dedication of the or...
CARMEN CALDWELL

The advantage of having been in the corporate office is that I really understand the curriculum.
CARMEN CALDWELL

Our family has come together to launch this incredible program in the Columbus area, and we are dedi...
CARMEN CALDWELL

If you pay real attention you can see where the strokes begin, you see a little point, and then the ...
CARMEN BAMBACH

You can really see Leonardo thinking on the paper. You can see how he first uses black chalk, and th...
CARMEN BAMBACH

A showdown of the two greatest rivals of the Renaissance.
CARMEN BAMBACH

At the top you see a sketch of a sweet man. That's probably the man who got dissected.
CARMEN BAMBACH

No other policy sells patients health care coverage that promises so much yet delivers so little.
CARMEN BALBER

It's obviously an investment that they're expecting significant return on.
CARMEN BALBER

We know that Santa Monica had been in contact with Pasadena to see how the task force came back. And...
CARMEN BALBER

Patients aren't doctors. Patients don't have medical knowledge. It's (the doctor's) job to find out ...
CARMEN BALBER

I think it?s a pretty big step forward. What this change means is Pasadena has jumped leaps and boun...
CARMEN BALBER

You know criticism when you get into this business. You accept the bad with the good, the tabloids a...
CARMEN ELECTRA

Is there a rehab center for Coke drinkers? I drink six to eight cans a day.
CARMEN ELECTRA

I love to go get fireworks, even though some of them are illegal.
CARMEN ELECTRA

My creative side is identifying all these great entrepreneurial creative people that come up with gr...
CARMEN BUSQUETS

My mother was a sociologist and an intellectual, and my father was an industrialist with a business ...
CARMEN BUSQUETS

When anything bad happens, my insecurities come flooding out.
CARMEN ELECTRA

I want someone who can keep me on my toes, has a good sense of humor and a good heart.
CARMEN ELECTRA

Any governmental system is made up of people. It's a cop-out to say it's the system.
CARMEN RODRIGUEZ

I love kids. I just love kids. They put you in a good mood and they are so full of life.
CARMEN ELECTRA

The growing independence of women threatens the traditional (male) roles. Men who aren't sure of the...
CARMEN BARROSO

For these blood donors to come out on a volunteer basis, to be asked to donate less times a year, th...
CARMEN DAVILA

To the victims and people out there, our hearts are going out to them. We're not forgetting about th...
CARMEN ELECTRA

And they...LIVED! Life isn't always ‘Happily Ever After’, rather, loving FOREVER, regardless.
CARMEN DESOUSA

For some reason if we hear 100 praises and one criticism, we focus on that one hurtful thing.
CARMEN ELECTRA

My mother was harsh and constantly told me I had jug ears and heaven knows what else. But she was de...
CARMEN DELL'OREFICE

Tina's just been plagued by foul trouble lately. She took the ball to the hole in the second half an...
CARMEN DOLFO

We wanted to expand to the Valley because of its diversity. That's something that is key and can imp...
CARMEN DAVILA

I don't think there has been that much of a learning curve for her. Some of our play calls have chan...
CARMEN DOLFO

Spain's strong consumer spending is backed not only by job creation but also by a significant rise i...
CARMEN NUZZO

I wanted to work with Mike Leigh. I had my list of British people I wanted to work with, and I wante...
CARMEN EJOGO

That's our team. We have to be strong offensively. Defensively we have to minimize rallies.
CARMEN RIVAS

I'm loath to do interviews. What comes out is generally not what I meant or thought I was saying...
CARMEN DELL'OREFICE

I dabbled a little bit in the whole music thing but I've always thought about Bernie Taupin, who...
CARMEN EJOGO

Yo no busco en las personas ni la bondad ni la buena educación siquiera..., aunque creo que esto ú...
CARMEN LAFORET

Our real big highlight was beating Westerville North at their place, because that was the best team ...
CARMEN REYNOLDS

We were down at the half against Western Oregon and we fought back and won that game. So I think we ...
CARMEN DOLFO

We were sharing stories about basketball boyfriends.
CARMEN ELECTRA

Our subscriber figures -- and the resulting gains on both the top and bottom lines -- reflect the mo...
CARMEN LLOYD

Joe has a little more velocity. But Tyler has more command of his pitches. Wade was one of our best ...
CARMEN RIVAS

We actively sought someone that we knew could handle the delicacy of the school.
CARMEN FARINA

Jenny is such a talented actress, and she took drama several times and helped lots of other students...
CARMEN MONTGOMERY

They give us ribbons as proof that we were there.
CARMEN VELEZ

This is by far the closest-knit team I've ever played on, and our seniors were a big part of that. T...
CARMEN REYNOLDS

I never had my own name on a bathing suit on Baywatch. I was always given one that said Pamela or Ya...
CARMEN ELECTRA

What we believe should happen now is that Judge Munoz should file formal charges against Pinochet, w...
CARMEN HERTZ

We've never done it differently, and if we weren't at the same school it would be tough because we a...
CARMEN HORTON

So I'm half deaf - and dyslexic. How about that? Nobody's perfect, and I'm proud of my d...
CARMEN BUSQUETS

We know the construction won't last forever, but some nights we don't get to the (Newburgh-Beacon) b...
CARMEN SANTIAGO

She went to Washington to move certain assets that have not been uncovered in the investigations.
CARMEN HERTZ

If we do not get rid of (Chavez), we are going to have another Cuba here.
CARMEN HERNANDEZ

Her baby and my baby will be playmates.
CARMEN PACK

You get close to some of them, you get wedding invitations and, sadly, sometimes you go to funerals....
CARMEN HORTON

We hope this untenable thesis of supposed madness or dementia does not impede the progress of the in...
CARMEN HERTZ

One of the reasons I didn't ever pursue a career - in the music world if you're black or mix...
CARMEN EJOGO

Dancing is my number one love. That was my first goal as a child. I would love to do stage, maybe do...
CARMEN ELECTRA

She had to get back to the softball team. She had that commitment and needed to get ready for the se...
CARMEN DOLFO

We have always been called racist, but it has nothing to do with racism. This is a national security...
CARMEN MERCER

We're getting mostly people who have never signed up, like in their 40s.
CARMEN LOPEZ

With digital compression, and the growing number of channels available, the cable companies are eval...
CARMEN DIRIENZO

I'm told that I look like a nice girl. But, yes, I do a full contact sport, and when people ask ...
CARMEN MARTON

A great book increases my heartbeat as if I’m prey, melts my insides in anticipation of a first ki...
CARMEN DESOUSA

We have truckers. We have construction workers, we have fence companies who have already offered the...
CARMEN MERCER

It will be a strong fence. People won't be able to break through our fence as quickly as they can br...
CARMEN MERCER

We talked about it. But not so much in the way that, yes, we have a shot to host now, but more about...
CARMEN DOLFO

We are gratified that the Iridium network was able to play an important role in response and relief ...
CARMEN LLOYD

He eventually has to carry the torch; it is just a matter of time. I am 72 years old. I hope to live...
CARMEN SALVINO

I definitely want to be a mom some day, absolutely. But not yet. Maybe in a couple of years.
CARMEN ELECTRA

The Carmen Electra cards give me another way to connect with my fans while providing them the abilit...
CARMEN ELECTRA

I was this very precocious kid with a big personality. When my mother saw that modelling was somethi...
CARMEN EJOGO

I make a really delicious eggplant and squash curry that's inspired by Vij of Vij's Restaura...
CARMEN EJOGO

I don't find any presidents all that sexy. They're not very rock'n'roll.
CARMEN ELECTRA

Me parece que de nada vale correr si siempre ha de irse por el mismo camino, cerrado, de nuestra per...
CARMEN LAFORET

This home was very beautiful. It's a shame that I don't have the money to fix it.
CARMEN VILLALON

I am here five years in tuna.
CARMEN VELEZ

Nobody understood why the Stewart bus couldn't wait for us to get in at 6:09, since the drivers were...
CARMEN SANTIAGO

It's been a long time coming, and we're very appreciative. It's going to make for a shorter commute,...
CARMEN SANTIAGO

I left my shoes at home.
CARMEN SALVINO

It looks like an explosion.
CARMEN RODRIGUEZ

Every pitcher we have is ready for each game. They know they have to get loose early and come in and...
CARMEN RIVAS

We made a great comeback and really surprised them. We ran a play to set up that 3-point shot. I had...
CARMEN REYNOLDS

I've learned there are some things you don't have control over. The things you think only happen to ...
CARMEN PACK

There haven't been significant structural reforms that suggest the productivity will improve in the ...
CARMEN NUZZO

We like to wait until the bills have cleared for the end of the year before making any changes. The ...
CARMEN NEWMAN

We weren't anticipating an upgrade this soon, and with the repairs done to the current plant, it is ...
CARMEN NEWMAN

It was actually good, especially for the first harvest.
CARMEN MAINES

You don't have to have computer skills. You just have to be an involved parent.
CARMEN MAINES

The scary part is how comfortable they are because they think they're talking to kids their own age....
CARMEN MAINES

Finally they are getting it, realizing they have to vote.
CARMEN LOPEZ

I?m pretty much fluent, but there are still vocabulary words I don?t understand.
CARMEN LOPEZ

We are looking at engaging industry on everything from laser cross-linked technology to a product po...
CARMEN LLOYD

I don't believe in funerals. I believe in celebrating life, and showing people, while they're alive, how much I care about them. And I don't believe in this business of burial. I'm an organ donor. Whether its my skin or my eyeballs, use whatever bits are intact and put the rest in the garbage.

Carmen Dell'Orefice

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