Doris Day
Doris Day
Doris Day is an American actress, singer, and animal welfare activist...
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth3 April 1924
CityCincinnati, OH
birthday women knowledge
The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you'll grow out of it.
imagination explicit vulgarity
Vulgarity begins when imagination succumbs to the explicit
cheerful acting oscars
The succession of cheerful, period musicals I made, plus Oscar Levant's widely publicized remark about my virginity, contributed to what has been called my "image", which is a word that baffles me. There never was any intent on my part either in my acting or in my private life to create any such thing as an image.
stars ambition dancer
It was the only ambition I ever had - not to be a dancer or Hollywood movie star, but to be a housewife in a good marriage.
silly men people
If a man does something silly, people say, 'Isn't he silly?' If a woman does something silly, people say, 'Aren't women silly?
voice trying quality
The one radio voice that I listened to above others belonged to Ella Fitzgerald. There was a quality to her voice that fascinated me, and I'd sing along with her, trying to catch the subtle ways she shaded her voice, the casual yet clean way she sang the words.
wise time age
Middle age is youth without levity, and age without decay.
beautiful animal vegetarianism
A woman gains status when she refuses to see anything killed to be put on her back. Then she’s truly beautiful.
success i-can-do-it ifs
If I can do it, you can do it. Anybody can.
things-in-life trying important
I always felt that making a living wasn't the easiest thing in the world, and I decided I was going straight ahead and try to be as uncomplicated as possible. The important thing in life is just living and loving.
down-and matter circus
I've been through everything. I always said I was like those round-bottomed circus dolls — you know, those dolls you could push down and they'd come back up? I've always been like that. I've always said, No matter what happens, if I get pushed down, I'm going to come right back up.
animal opportunity differences
I had been involved in animal welfare groups, but DDAL presented an opportunity to actually create and pass legislation aimed at issues which really matter to so many people. From local spaying and neutering ordinances, to legislation against puppy mills, to standards to prevent animals from being tested for the sake of a new cosmetic, we could - and did - make a difference.
garden animal beauty-everywhere
Well I do find the beauty in animals. I find beauty everywhere. I find beauty in my garden.
body said automobile
It has been said that the body is like an automobile - it's yours, but it isn't you.