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If only I’d known my differentness would be an asset, then my earlier life would have been much easier.

Bette Midler

That’s our mission: to clean and green New York City – one block at a time.
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Block Cities Country
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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Gay God Happened Thank
I’ve forbidden my daughter to have grandchildren, I’m too young.
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Daughter Grandchildren Young
[On Helen Reddy:] She ought to be arrested for loitering in front of an orchestra.
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Helen Orchestra Singing
I feel like a million tonight – but one at a time.
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Inspiration Memorable Tonight
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
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.
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Age Ran Treadmill
Most people don’t deserve to be spoken of in the same breath as Chaplin or Lucille Ball.
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Balls People
There comes a time whenyou haveto let yourclothesgo out in the world and try to make it on their own.
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Time Trying World
I love nature, in spite of what it did to me.
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Nature Love Spite
I had no idea of being a star, all I knew was that I wanted to be a great actress, I wanted to work as an actress. So I thought the way I would be a great actress was to sing and dance first.
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Doors Ideas Stars
I want it all – and I would like it delivered.
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All Delivered Want
People have an obligation to live up to their potential.
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Obligation People Potential
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 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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Garbage Good Lot People Saw Way
I’m confident that I’m as intelligent as many people, but I know that I’m not as intelligent as some. So in the presence of hyperintelligent people, I’m a shrinking violet because I don’t want to look like a fool. I know a little about a lot and a lot about a little.
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Intelligent People Shrinking

If only I’d known my differentness would be an asset, then my earlier life would have been much easier.

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