Erma Bombeck Quotes
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Out with stereotypes, feminism proclaims. But stereotypes are the west's stunning sexual personae, the vehicles of art's assault against nature. The moment there is imagination, there is myth.
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A president can't go to every memorial service.
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If I could look like anyone, it would be Jamie Redknapp - even up close, he's amazing.
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For the last seven years, I have been racing the best in the world and making my way through the ranks. I am in that spot where I have got a real opportunity to produce something. I am not going to take it for granted because I know those guys will step it up.
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If we're doing a class project, then I'm going to be the one talking and taking the lead. I might not necessarily put all of the work in the project, but I want to help and do as much as I can and get everyone going in the right direction.
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I'm very close with Bob and his lovely, fabulous wife Catherine, too.
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We must stop the trend of closing schools and building prisons.
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Nations consist of people. And with their effort, a nation can accomplish all it could ever want.
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I adore Quentin Tarantino. The 'Kill Bill' series is my favorite.
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What's in the movie compared to what we shot is the tip of the iceberg.
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I should have a better CV, and that's knocked me into believing that I have to grab these opportunities while I can.
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Conservatives need to know how important it is to fill out the census. It is one of the only things our Constitution specifically asks of U.S. citizens and boycotting will just help liberals expand government even further.
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If you pretend to be good, the world takes you very seriously. If you pretend to be bad, it doesn't. Such is the astounding stupidity of optimism.
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I've never yet managed to write a novel which didn't have an Indian central character.
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The longer you play, the better chance the better player has of winning.
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My fans are my family, because they understand me and I understand them.
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No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time of peace, or ensure it of victory in time of war.
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You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing.
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Jim died in 1971, and the problem of trying to replace him was insurmountable at that time. But after 30 years or so goes by, it doesn't seem so insurmountable.
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All I tell artists is, 'Do what you love. Never let anybody talk you into changing what your musical idea is just to try to get a hit, because you're chasing your tail that way. It's not going to happen, and if you're successful, you have to do it the rest of your life. Stay true to it and do it for the sake of the art.'
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A small town is automatically a world of pretense. Since everyone knows everyone else's business, it becomes the job of the populace to act as if they don't know what is going on instead of its being their job to try to find out.
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When I got into art school, I thought it was paradise. I wanted to be an artist so much that I was really driven and nothing could stop me.
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Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.
