“Don’t go to extremes. Don’t hate too much and don’t love too much. …”

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“Don’t go to extremes. Don’t hate too much and don’t love too much. Try to live somewhere in the middle... It is peaceful in the middle. You won’t be hurt in the middle.”

Cary Grant · 1964 · interview · Motion Picture

His stated philosophy in a 1964 magazine interview.

'Love – That's All Cary Grant Ever Thinks About,' Motion Picture, June 1964.

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