If sex is such a natural phenomenon, how come there are so many books on how to do it?
BETTE MIDLERWhen 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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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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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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Just because people don’t meet you doesn’t mean they’re not out there breaking their asses trying to get around.
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I fear for the future of the planet. But in a funny way, I’m even sanguine about that.
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Without passion, the powers-that-be can run roughshod over you.
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Life is like cooking your masterpiece recipe. You have to get the right ingredients,have the right mixture and the right cooking time to reveal the PERFECT and DELICIOUS TASTE of your craft.
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Only two groups of people intimidate me absolutely: salespeople and the French.
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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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My parents taught me: Do not rely on a man. Not rely on it that you get married and it pays for you. That’s what I figured. I have always paid my own bills.
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The old forms of entertainment are not extinct. Live performances are the pinnacle. If you can something that people want to see live, then you have a great career.
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I had no idea of being a star, all I knew was that I wanted to be a great actress, I wanted to work as an actress. So I thought the way I would be a great actress was to sing and dance first.
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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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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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Most people don’t deserve to be spoken of in the same breath as Chaplin or Lucille Ball.
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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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