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12 Of Carrie Fisher’s Most Unforgettable Quotes

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12 Of Carrie Fisher’s Most Unforgettable Quotes

Looking back on the actress’s musings on everything from happiness, life goals and the power of positive thinking

December 28, 2016

Carrie Fisher passed away on Tuesday at the age of 60. The beloved Star Wars actress died less than a week after suffering a massive heart attack on a flight from London to Los Angeles. Throughout her life, she was a prolific author, screenwriter and performer who made everything she touched that much more special. In memory of her fruitful life, we look back on her musings on everything from happiness, life goals and the power of positive thinking.

By Pakkee

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12 Of Carrie Fisher's Most Unforgettable Quotes
On happiness: "Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell."
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On her fantasy obituary: "I tell my younger friends that no matter how I go, I want it reported that I drowned in moonlight, strangled by my own bra."
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On positive thinking: "I act like someone in a bomb shelter trying to raise everyone's spirits."
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On her life goals: "I want to be one of the most joy-inducing human beings that you've ever encountered. I want to explode on your night sky like fireworks at midnight on New Year's Eve in Hong Kong."
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On men: "There are two things that I know for certain guys are good for: pushing swings and killing insects."
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On fitness: "The only exercise I get lately is running off at the mouth and jumping to conclusions."
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On jealousy: "Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die."
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On life: "I don't want my life to imitate art, I want my life to be art."
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On playing Princess Leia: "Leia follows me like a vague smell."
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On her appearance: "Actually, I am a failed anorexic. I have anorexic thinking, but I can't seem to muster the behaviour."
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On her bipolar disorder: "I am mentally ill. I can say that. I am not ashamed of that. I survived that, I'm still surviving it, but bring it on. Better me than you."
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On pleasure: "Instant gratification takes too long."
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