I know now that true charity consists in bearing all our neighbors'defects--not being surprised at their weakness, but edified at their smallest virtues.
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OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND There certainly is such a thing as screen chemistry, although I don't believe you find it freque... OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND We were like a stock company at Warners. We didn't know any of the stars from the other studios. OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND I am attracted by almost any French word - written or spoken. Before I knew its meaning, I thought &... OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND I don't feel the cold. It's my British blood! OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND I don't need a fantasy life as once I did. That is the life of the imagination that I had a grea... OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND The one thing that you simply have to remember all the time that you are there, is that Hollywood is... OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND