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My daughter very independent. But if she’s upset about something, she will absolutely let me know. She’s great – a real tough cookie.

Bette Midler

Rap is poetry set to music. But to me it’s like a jackhammer.
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Jakhammer Poetry Rap
From the age of 14 until I was 50, I just got on a treadmill and ran. I never stopped to assess what I was doing or to pat myself on the back.
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Age Ran Treadmill
If you’re frightened, you’re out of luck.
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Frightened Luck Out
After thirty, a body has a mind of its own.
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Age Birthday Funny Mind
Marriage is such hard work. And it’s full of rage and real human drama.
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Drama Hard Work Real
I think the essence of humor has not changed. It’s all about surprise, facilitating follows. But the context of humor has changed.
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Essence Issues Thinking
Thank God for the gays. I don’t know what would have happened but I know what did happen. Good for them and good for me.
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Gay God Happened Thank
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
In a marriage, you struggle and struggle and struggle, and then you realize that you have to ride the horse in the direction it’s going. You stop trying to pull the reins in another direction.
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Horse Struggle Trying
I fear for the future of the planet. But in a funny way, I’m even sanguine about that.
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Planets Sanguine Way
Culturally, it’s very hard to change people’s attitudes about public space.
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Attitude People Space
A lot of people have no access to beauty. When I was growing up, my mother had only a few pretty things to look at.
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Grow Up Mother People
I celebrate everyone’s religious holidays. if it’s good enough for the righteous, it’s good enough for the self-righteous, I always say.
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Holiday Religious Self
I always look old when I work because I get so upset and tense that my face wrinkles up like a prune, I can’t stop it.
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Pruned Tense Upset
I’m the last of the truly tacky women. I do trash with flash and sleaze with ease.
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Easy Lasts Tacky
When I finally did stop and look at my life, I realized that I had done what I’d set out to do. In my pitiful little way, I had climbed the mountain I had chosen. And there I was, on top.
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Done Looks Mountain

My daughter very independent. But if she’s upset about something, she will absolutely let me know. She’s great – a real tough cookie.

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My daughter very independent. But if she’s upset about something, she will absolutely let me know. She’s great – a real tough cookie.

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