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When it’s three o’clock in New York, it’s still 1938 in London.

Bette Midler

Here I am, one of the most colorful women of my time – if not of my block – being made to sound positively legumelike in printed interviews.
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Block Positively Sound
You can feel compassion for others without feeling victimized yourself.
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Compassion Feelings Feels
The worst part of success is to try to find someone who is happy for you.
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Funny Jealousy Success
When you reach a certain age, you have fulfilled your childhood dream and whatever your first or second adulthood led you to do. T
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Childhood Dream Thinking
Do you want to live and work in a garbage dump? I don’t. That’s partly because I grew up in the most pristine environment possible – Hawaii, where it is sacrilege to leave your garbage on the ground.
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Dump Garbage Possible Wanted
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
I have my standards. They’re low, but I have them.
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Low Lows Standards
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
Rap is poetry set to music. But to me it’s like a jackhammer.
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Jakhammer Poetry Rap
I’ve forbidden my daughter to have grandchildren, I’m too young.
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Daughter Grandchildren Young
Find your Light; They can’t love you if they can’t see you
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Light Love You See
It’s the one who won’t be taken that cannot seem to give, and the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live.
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Dance Fear Philosophy
Sold my soul. Bought these devil chains.
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Chain Devil Soul
Self-esteem is something you have to earn! The only way to achieve self-esteem is to work hard. People have an obligation to live up to their potential.
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Hard People Self Esteem Work
Sometimes my brain goes on CD shuffle. You know, you put a bunch of CD’s on and hit play and random things come out.
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Brain Play Random
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

When it’s three o’clock in New York, it’s still 1938 in London.

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