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I would much rather watch myself than listen to myself. The moving is second nature, but the listening… that’s the art.

Bette Midler

I was brought up on rock-‘n’-roll. It was sort of funny because I couldn’t get interested in anything else – I tried and tried but I couldn’t get into science…or mathematics, I just cut myself off from anything else there was to get interested in.
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Cutting Interested Rocks Roll
The outside world doesn’t have a lot to offer. You have to make your own heaven in your own home.
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Heaven Home World
Most people are walking around the city like corpses; they aren’t alive enough to notice the trash. They come from other places and they see it as a big garbage dump.
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Cities People Want
When I read that, I burst into tears. It was so generous and so basic. Not fluffy. I can’t understand why we scrimp on education and shortchange our kids. Why would the citizenry do that to the people who are going to inherit its republic?
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Country Generous Kids Shortchange Understand
Me, I’m just a hack. I’m just a schlep-per. I just do what I can do.
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Hack Just
After thirty, a body has a mind of its own.
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Age Birthday Funny Mind
Cats always seem so very wise, when staring with their half-closed eyes. Can they be thinking, I’ll be nice, and maybe she will feed me twice?
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Funny Nice Wise
I always wanted to be a performer, I didn’t know exactly what kind of performer, all I knew was there were certain things that I liked. I liked movies a whole lot, and I loved music.
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Certain Kind Wanted
I’ve always said we got married because there was nothing on TV.
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Always Breakup Married
As you age, feelings do diminish.
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Age Diminish Feelings
If only I’d known my differentness would be an asset, then my earlier life would have been much easier.
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Actresses Being Different Singers
Sold my soul. Bought these devil chains.
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Chain Devil Soul
I never know how much of what I say is true.
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Cynicism Funny Truth
Total contentment is only for cows.
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Contentment Cows Total
I made a lot of people laugh, made a lot of people cry in a good way, brought a lot of joy to people, picked up a lot of garbage. And in all those years, I saw a lot. I went to foreign lands. I met interesting people. And I got it!
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Garbage Good Lot People Saw Way
My parents have not insisted that we go to college, but she wanted us to learn. Teacher, librarian, secretary, nurse. All my siblings were employed. But I wanted to be the boss, an independent contractor.
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Independent Sibling Teacher

I would much rather watch myself than listen to myself. The moving is second nature, but the listening… that’s the art.

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I would much rather watch myself than listen to myself. The moving is second nature, but the listening… that’s the art.

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