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I’m confident that I’m as intelligent as many people, but I know that I’m not as intelligent as some. So in the presence of hyperintelligent people, I’m a shrinking violet because I don’t want to look like a fool. I know a little about a lot and a lot about a little.

Bette Midler

[On Princess Anne:] Such an active, outdoorsy lass. She loves nature in spite of what it did to her.
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Princess Royalty Spite
Most people don’t deserve to be spoken of in the same breath as Chaplin or Lucille Ball.
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Balls People
Culturally, it’s very hard to change people’s attitudes about public space.
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Attitude People Space
I’m working my way toward divinity.
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Divinity Quality Way
There comes a time whenyou haveto let yourclothesgo out in the world and try to make it on their own.
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Time Trying World
I wish America would spend even half as much time complaining about plastics in our oceans as we do about actresses’ plastic surgery.
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Country Ocean Wish
That’s our mission: to clean and green New York City – one block at a time.
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Block Cities Country
I’m so glad to be back in New York. Los Angeles can be so cold, so cruel after you’ve been-what’s the word?-oh yes: ‘fired.’
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Back Cold Country Cruel Glad
I never know how much of what I say is true.
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Cynicism Funny Truth
Where did I do well?” When I did this assessment of my life, I said to myself, “It was really good.”
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Assessment Good Life Really
It is true that in this culture, they throw you out when you get older. I see it all the time, especially in my business. At my age, you’re playing somebody’s mother – and there aren’t even a lot of those roles!
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Age Culture Mother
I try not to drink too much because when I’m drunk, I bite.
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Drinking Drunk Perspective
Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your soul to bleed.
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Broken Heart Love Soul
I sold my soul to rock ‘n’ roll.
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Rocks Roll Sold Soul
Previously, the jokes were more related to current issues, political. Today people make about each other either funny or about people like Kim Kardashian. It’s brutal. Everything is so much vielschmutziger.
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Brutal People Previously Today
I married a German. Every night I dress up as Poland and he invades me.
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Funny Humorous Memorable

I’m confident that I’m as intelligent as many people, but I know that I’m not as intelligent as some. So in the presence of hyperintelligent people, I’m a shrinking violet because I don’t want to look like a fool. I know a little about a lot and a lot about a little.

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I’m confident that I’m as intelligent as many people, but I know that I’m not as intelligent as some. So in the presence of hyperintelligent people, I’m a shrinking violet because I don’t want to look like a fool. I know a little about a lot and a lot about a little.

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