Annette Funicello quotes

When you are young and healthy, it never occurs to you that in a single second your whole life could change. (Annette Funicello)
Watching television in those days was not the same experience as it is today. After years of listening to radio, we found the black-and-white images mesmerizing. View quote
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I always considered myself a dancer before anything else. View quote
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Whatever ambivalence I felt about my own career, Frankie more than made up for it with his ambition and tenacity. View quote
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I have always thought of Walt Disney as my second father. View quote
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In 1993 my birthday present was a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. View quote
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Most original viewers of the Mickey Mouse Club didn't face the crush of family and social problems children have today. View quote
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Of all the roles I've played, none has been as fulfilling as being a mother. View quote
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Mr. Disney believed everyone was still a child deep inside. View quote
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Whatever dreams I have wished have come true. View quote
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For me, the wheelchair symbolizes disability in a way a cane does not. (Annette Funicello)
Growing up in public is especially hard sometimes. View quote
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My dear friend Jimmie Dodd was the heart and the soul of The Mickey Mouse Club. View quote
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As I travel across the country speaking about MS, perhaps I can offer others comfort and hope. View quote
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At the beginning of 1955 only about 60 percent of American homes had TVs. View quote
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I've always found Mr. Disney to be somewhat of a shy person, a kid at heart. View quote
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Mickey Mouse... is always there-he's part of my life. That really is something not everyone can call their claim to fame. View quote
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Animation did not become the dominant form of children's television until the '60s. View quote
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In the United States women develop MS at approximately twice the rate men do, and no one can explain why women are affected most often from the waist down. View quote
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Of the many guests we welcomed to the Mickey Mouse Club, my absolute favorites were the Lennon Sisters. View quote
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I was not prepared to live as a single parent. (Annette Funicello)
MS is not really a degenerative illness. It is not fatal, nor is it always progressive. View quote
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As I grew older, I came to feel more responsible for any hardship or trouble my career caused my family. View quote
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I'm saddened to see that some have been misled into believing that Mr. Disney was something other than a kind, caring man. View quote
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Just learning that you have MS is such a devastating shock. View quote
Annette Funicello

Annette Funicello

Annette Funicello - Image
Occupation: American Actress
Born: October 22, 1942
Died: April 8, 2013
Quotes count: 34

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