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People are not the best because they work hard. They work hard because they are the best.

Bette Midler

Just remember, during the winter, far beneath the bitter snow, that there’s a seed that with the sun’s love in the spring becomes a rose.
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Snow Spring Winter
Self-esteem is something you have to earn!
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Earn Self Esteem Something
hen you’re in your third adulthood, the one that leads to the grave, and you ask yourself, “What will I do between now and then?” Instead of thinking in terms of glamour, you start thinking in terms of reform – your contribution to the world.
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Ask Glamorous Grave Think Yourself
All these rumors about [Tom Cruise] being gay. I don’t believe it. I don’t believe it for one minute. He hasn’t been to one of my shows.
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Believe Gay Rumor
You can’t just have a clean public space – you also have to have people willing to use it, and something that will draw them in.
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People Space Use
Make sure your life is a rare entertainment! It doesn’t take anything drastic. You needn’t be gorgeous or wealthy or smart, just very enthusiastic!
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Entertainment Life Smart
If you’re frightened, you’re out of luck.
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Frightened Luck Out
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 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
I have my standards. They’re low, but I have them.
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Low Lows Standards
Total contentment is only for cows.
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Contentment Cows Total
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
There comes a time whenyou haveto let yourclothesgo out in the world and try to make it on their own.
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Time Trying World
Marriage is such hard work. And it’s full of rage and real human drama.
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Drama Hard Work Real
I’m not interested in perfection. The universe is perfect, and there are some works of art that we see as perfect, but human beings aren’t perfect.
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Art Interested Not Perfect
I decided years ago not to read stories about myself anymore. Each one is a potential minefield: Whatever it says, you’re bound to take it the wrong way. Why do it if you know it’s going to make you miserable?
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Stories Way Years

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