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I think the essence of humor has not changed. It’s all about surprise, facilitating follows. But the context of humor has changed.

Bette Midler

If somebody makes me laugh, I’m his slave for life.
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Laugh Laughing Slave
If I don’t feel right about what I’m in, I don’t feel right about anything.
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Anything Clothes Feels Right
Sold my soul. Bought these devil chains.
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Chain Devil Soul
[On Helen Reddy:] She ought to be arrested for loitering in front of an orchestra.
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Helen Orchestra Singing
It is true that in this culture, they throw you out when you get older. I see it all the time, especially in my business. At my age, you’re playing somebody’s mother – and there aren’t even a lot of those roles!
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Age Culture Mother
I can get plenty of men, keeping them is the hard part.
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Men Plenty Relationship
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
Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your soul to bleed.
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Broken Heart Love Soul
Find your Light; They can’t love you if they can’t see you
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Light Love You See
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
That’s our mission: to clean and green New York City – one block at a time.
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Block Cities Country
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
My mother would only let us go to the musicals.
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Let Mother Musical
I haven’t left my house in days. I watch the news channels incessantly. All the news stories are about the election; all the commercials are Viagra and Cialis. Election, erection, election, erection! Either way we’re screwed!
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House News Stories Watches
[On Denmark:] … that little country of cottage cheese and courage.
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Cheese Cottages Country
Without passion, the powers-that-be can run roughshod over you.
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Over You Passion Running

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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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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