I’ve always said we got married because there was nothing on TV.
BETTE MIDLERIf somebody makes me laugh, I’m his slave for life.
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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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People have an obligation to live up to their potential.
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I’ve always been lucky enough to have great audiences. It has been quite a life.
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Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your soul to bleed.
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I’m looking for something that gives me a chance to stretch. Because I have my own work, and I can do anything I want in my own work – juggle, tap dance, anything I want.
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It’s a different world now: Stars come and go quickly, and there are so many of them. I read a statistic that all the record companies combined used to put out around 3,000 albums in a year. Now they put out something like 30,000!
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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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If you’re frightened, you’re out of luck.
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If you’re passionate about something, then you should pick up your flag and run with it.
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My daughter very independent. But if she’s upset about something, she will absolutely let me know. She’s great – a real tough cookie.
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it will cleanse itself, and new life forms, maybe better ones, will come. Meanwhile, we’ll have gotten exactly what we deserved: annihilation.
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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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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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Sometimes, when I wake up, my soul is in another city!
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[On Denmark:] … that little country of cottage cheese and courage.
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