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I married a German. Every night I dress up as Poland and he invades me.

Bette Midler

From a distance the world looks blue and green, and the snow-capped mountains white. From a distance the ocean meets the stream, and the eagle takes to flight. From a distance, there is harmony, and it echoes through the land. It’s the voice of hope, it’s the voice of peace, it’s the voice of every man
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Distance Men Ocean
I’ve always said we got married because there was nothing on TV.
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Always Breakup Married
You can feel compassion for others without feeling victimized yourself.
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Compassion Feelings Feels
Sometimes my brain goes on CD shuffle. You know, you put a bunch of CD’s on and hit play and random things come out.
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Brain Play Random
I don’t need anyone to write me a show in my style, I would like to do a show in a style that wasn’t my style, because that’s the only way I can grow up and grow out.
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Growing Style Up Writing
[On Denmark:] … that little country of cottage cheese and courage.
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Cheese Cottages Country
I’ve always said that people have unrealistic expectations.
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Expectations People Unrealistic
Even 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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Fighting Race Years
The only thing Madonna will ever do like a virgin is give birth in a stable.
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Birth Giving Virgins
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’ve forbidden my daughter to have grandchildren, I’m too young.
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Daughter Grandchildren Young
Through books and photographs, I saw a world that was not my own – and I realized that there was another world. That’s why I’m concerned about education, because it helps our children see other worlds.
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Book Children Other Worlds
I have my standards. They’re low, but I have them.
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Low Lows Standards
Culturally, it’s very hard to change people’s attitudes about public space.
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Attitude People Space
It’s important that you all agree on what the parameters are and what you can accomplish – and not get pissed off or beat yourself up for what you can’t accomplish.
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Beats Important Off Pissed
A lot of people have no access to beauty. When I was growing up, my mother had only a few pretty things to look at.
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Grow Up Mother People

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