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Rap is poetry set to music. But to me it’s like a jackhammer.

Bette Midler

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
That’s the Oscars for ya – you remember who was nominated, but you don’t remember who won!
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Nominate Oscar Remember
I’d make a wonderful Lady Macbeth. I’ll wear a pair of platform shoes or something.
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Lady Macbeth Pairs Shoes
Without passion, the powers-that-be can run roughshod over you.
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Over You Passion Running
Rap is poetry set to music. But to me it’s like a jackhammer.
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Jakhammer Poetry Rap
A person’s life is a journey, a road. Sometimes you go off the road and sometimes you stay on all the way through. But you are the only one on that road. It’s your road.
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Journey Sometimes Way
Self-esteem is something you have to earn!
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Earn Self Esteem Something
People are not the best because they work hard. They work hard because they are the best.
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Best Hard People Work
If you’re passionate about something, then you should pick up your flag and run with it.
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Flag Passionate Running
Do I understand this right? I’m being marked down?
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Down Market Money
Most people don’t deserve to be spoken of in the same breath as Chaplin or Lucille Ball.
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Balls People
I’ve forbidden my daughter to have grandchildren, I’m too young.
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Daughter Grandchildren Young
I have my standards. They’re low, but I have them.
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Low Lows Standards
One of my first role models was Eugene Lang, a wealthy businessman who went back to his elementary school in East Harlem and addressed the sixth-grade class. He looked out at that sea of faces and said, “If any of you wants to go to college, I will pay for it.”
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College Kids School
Here I am, one of the most colorful women of my time – if not of my block – being made to sound positively legumelike in printed interviews.
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Block Positively Sound
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

Rap is poetry set to music. But to me it’s like a jackhammer.

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