Bette Midler Quotes
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Let us go forward in this battle fortified by conviction that those who labour in the service of a great and good cause will never fail.
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I'm not a great fan of monarchy in general, but I have to say the Danish monarchy is closer to the people; it's not as stuffy as the English one.
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Everyone thinks their family is the craziest family in the world. Like, 'My God, my family's crazy!'
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The African Union has to act in order to put an end to armed conflicts that undermine the continent, to fight against the devastation caused by AIDS and other contagious diseases, to promote sustainable development of its member states.
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I love zoo sanctuaries.
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I always loved Sam Cooke, because he seemed very versatile. He sang gospel, soul, blues, pop music.
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And if you want a commander in chief who will fulfill the most solemn obligation of the president to keep this nation safe, then support a candidate who has demonstrated the commitment, the judgment, the experience, the clarity of vision, to identify our enemy, to call it by its name, radical islamic terrorism.
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People who grow up in a region doubtless have a better cultural awareness of their own cuisine, but it's also true that a lot of locals go to McDonald's, Applebee's and the like.
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My legacy isn't about what I did playing football, but how I use the opportunities that came from playing football.
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We come from Second City where you're taught if you make your fellow stage partner look good, that makes you look good.
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I have two brothers buried in the military cemetery in Texas. I don't want to see any more of that.
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Why is it better to love than to be loved? It is surer.
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It's a lot easier to play in front of quite a lot of strangers than a couple of your friends just because when it's someone that really knows you, it's much more scary.
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I am absolutely convinced that my life was redeemed by poetry.
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In the 1970s, New York City avoided bankruptcy because wise political leaders like Gov. Hugh L. Carey believed both in strong labor unions and robust banks and companies.
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Children are the vessels into which adults pour their poison.
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There is no such things as 'Islamic terrorism,' because terrorism differs from Islam. There's just terrorism, not Islamic terrorism. But the term 'Islamic terrorism' has become widespread.
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Baw! Damme, but I'll fight you both, one after the other!With baskets.
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I'd like to see the giant squid. Nobody has ever seen one. I could tell you people who have spent thousands and thousands of pounds trying to see giant squid. I mean, we know they exist because we have seen dead ones. But I have never seen a living one. Nor has anybody else.
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I guess more than anything, I just realized, okay, one day I had a home to live in and my family around me. The next day, I did not.
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When I first went to Kmart, I was so excited that I could bring my kind of taste to the masses. They didn't have 100 percent cotton sheets at mass market in 1987. We made those in yellow and pink and pale blue.
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The reduction of the tactile qualities of life and language constitute the refinement sought in the Renaissance and repudiated now in the electronic age. (p. 272)
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The only thing Madonna will ever do like a virgin is give birth in a stable.