From the age of 14 until I was 50, I just got on a treadmill and ran. I never stopped to assess what I was doing or to pat myself on the back.
BETTE MIDLEREven if the whole human race dies off because we keep fighting and killing each other and being heartless, the planet will take care of itself. Eventually, after millions of years.
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Thank God for the gays. I don’t know what would have happened but I know what did happen. Good for them and good for me.
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If sex is such a natural phenomenon, how come there are so many books on how to do it?
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I’m mad about God! That’s why I’m divine.
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I can get plenty of men, keeping them is the hard part.
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If you pick up a ukulele, it will make you unbelievably happy.
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I read neither good nor bad about me. I let it not even in my life, so it has no effect on me. I am very sensitive.
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I’m so glad to be back in New York. Los Angeles can be so cold, so cruel after you’ve been-what’s the word?-oh yes: ‘fired.’
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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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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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The worst part of success is to try to find someone who is happy for you.
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I’ve always said that people have unrealistic expectations.
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For days on end, I would hardly speak, and when I did only the vilest sort of gibberish would spout forth. I became morose and fat. Unapproachable, except when eating – and then only by waiters.
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When it’s time to shuffle off this mortal coil, you leave your ashes to be composted.
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If someone were to say seriously, “I’m divine,” she’d have to be locked up. There are lots of people in mental institutions going around saying “I’m God.” But because I’m funny about it, they haven’t locked me up yet. And I don’t give myself airs, either.
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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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