Erma Bombeck Quotes
When you're lecturing teenagers and they begin to hum and leave the room, you can sense there is hostility.
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It does make me sad that there's a lot of great songs out there, and they're not going to see the light of day because they're competing with these tailgate songs.
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I am sure that the Ukrainian nation deserves a better life. That is why I have voted for good changes and for stability.
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The worst I think that I ever was, when 'Unforgettable' had come out, and not long after that I was on - I was on my way to my second divorce. And that was a crushing, crushing blow.
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I do mixed martial arts, mainly kickboxing.
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The Arab states don't seem to do a good job of providing for their own people, so I am not sure why they would suddenly develop an ability to help the Palestinians.
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Whether addressing immediate crises or building long-term foundations of peace, the United Nations will remain committed to solutions that advance the global good.
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A particularly beautiful woman is a source of terror. As a rule, a beautiful woman is a terrible disappointment.
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I've never had to fend for a child's life, which sounds very terrifying.
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One difficulty in making the Senate work the way it was intended is that America's electorate is increasingly divided into red and blue states, with lawmakers representing just one color or the other.
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I learned a long time ago that fame and money is not a ticket to happiness.
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I don't intentionally go: 'Ooh, what is provocative,' and try to do that. I just do stuff, and people go: 'Ooh, that's provocative.'
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Human history in essence is the history of ideas.
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If you have the same drive and passions that everybody else has - for example, if you're trying to do the right thing for your family and do the right thing for people you employ - then you can be forgiven quite a lot.
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I don't know how many girls have felt support through my persona. I'm a girl power. So many girls tell me I'm a girl power, and yes, I am.
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You have to blast to build in Manhattan. And the buildings went up in Manhattan because of the power of that bedrock. Once you dig that foundation - and they dig with dynamite - and once you dynamite out and you secure that foundation, that building isn't going anywhere.
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I love fashion, and I've always wanted to do costume design, but I'm in jeans and T-shirts most of the time.
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I studied psychology for a couple of years as a personal hobby, so you start learning about people and listening to your intuition, like when you you're feeling that people are not being entirely straight with you.
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Growing up, I was always chubby. My girlfriends were always running around in two-pieces, and I never felt comfortable to do that.
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I just thought I'd take a break from publishing for a while.
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I still have some very dear friends from school, and we get together whenever possible.
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I think the audience was aware that even when it was farcical, there was the sense that at some level this was about real experience.
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When you're lecturing teenagers and they begin to hum and leave the room, you can sense there is hostility.
