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You have to think you’re the greatest thing since sliced bread, but you have to know that you’re not.

Bette Midler

People are not the best because they work hard. They work hard because they are the best.
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Best Hard People Work
A lot of people started drinking martinis and smoking cigarettes because they felt it was cool.
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Cigarettes Cool Smoking
It’s important that you all agree on what the parameters are and what you can accomplish – and not get pissed off or beat yourself up for what you can’t accomplish.
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Beats Important Off Pissed
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
Total contentment is only for cows.
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Contentment Cows Total
As you age, feelings do diminish.
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Age Diminish Feelings
Through books and photographs, I saw a world that was not my own – and I realized that there was another world.
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Book Saws World
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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Intelligent People Shrinking
I always try to balance the light with the heavy – a few tears of human spirit in with the sequins and the fringes.
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Art Cancer Light
We are all part of the ecosystem.
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All Ecosystems Parts
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’ve always said that people have unrealistic expectations.
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Expectations People Unrealistic
I love nature, in spite of what it did to me.
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Nature Love Spite
[On Denmark:] … that little country of cottage cheese and courage.
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Cheese Cottages Country
I bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing.
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Bears Grudge Mind
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

You have to think you’re the greatest thing since sliced bread, but you have to know that you’re not.

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