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A lot of people started drinking martinis and smoking cigarettes because they felt it was cool.

Bette Midler

I’m the last of the truly tacky women. I do trash with flash and sleaze with ease.
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Easy Lasts Tacky
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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Daughter Independent Real
I have a ball – and it keeps my heart rate up. I get to wear fabulous clothes. I get to make people laugh. That’s my core business, and that’s where I’ll always return.
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Clothes Heart People
If somebody makes me laugh, I’m his slave for life.
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Laugh Laughing Slave
You have to be alert. When my daughter, Sophie, came out of the womb, she was instantly alert, as if she had been here before. And she was a little disappointed that she was here again.
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Daughter Littles Sophie
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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Effect Good Read Sensitive
In a marriage, you struggle and struggle and struggle, and then you realize that you have to ride the horse in the direction it’s going. You stop trying to pull the reins in another direction.
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Horse Struggle Trying
Enough about me. What do you think about me?
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About Enough Thinking
GOD is watching us, from a Distance.
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Distance God Watching
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
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
You can feel compassion for others without feeling victimized yourself.
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Compassion Feelings Feels
A lot of people started drinking martinis and smoking cigarettes because they felt it was cool.
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Cigarettes Cool Smoking
Sold my soul. Bought these devil chains.
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Chain Devil Soul
I always wanted to be a performer, I didn’t know exactly what kind of performer, all I knew was there were certain things that I liked. I liked movies a whole lot, and I loved music.
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Certain Kind Wanted
I celebrate everyone’s religious holidays. if it’s good enough for the righteous, it’s good enough for the self-righteous, I always say.
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Holiday Religious Self

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