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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.

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
I married a German. Every night I dress up as Poland and he invades me.
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Funny Humorous Memorable
Just because people don’t meet you doesn’t mean they’re not out there breaking their asses trying to get around.
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Mean People Trying
If you’re passionate about something, then you should pick up your flag and run with it.
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Flag Passionate Running
After thirty, a body has a mind of its own.
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Age Birthday Funny Mind
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 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
My idea of superwoman is someone who scrubs her own floors.
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Cleaning Ideas Superwoman
Men’s brains are smaller than those of women so they can fit into their penises.
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Brain Fit Men
When you reach a certain age, you have fulfilled your childhood dream and whatever your first or second adulthood led you to do. T
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Childhood Dream Thinking
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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Hard People Self Esteem Work
I have my standards. They’re low, but I have them.
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Low Lows Standards
Only two groups of people intimidate me absolutely: salespeople and the French.
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Groups People Two
I’m not interested in perfection. The universe is perfect, and there are some works of art that we see as perfect, but human beings aren’t perfect.
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Art Interested Not Perfect
If they [at the audition] don’t like the way you sound they won’t buy you anyway, ripped dress or no ripped dress, ass hanging out or no ass hanging out.
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Dresses Sound Way
Music is probably the only place I get energy from. Music and maybe watching a really tremendous performer, watching a terrific performer like Jagger or watching a great movie.
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Energy Music Performers

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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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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