Erma Bombeck Quotes
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I've always had a natural affiliation with nature. If I wasn't an actor, I'd be some sort of biologist working in the field in Africa or something.
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We are dealing with treachery and threats, which accompanied the establishment of Israel.
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I was always going to be a dancer - I drifted into acting.
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What there is no dispute about is whether or not China is a currency manipulator. They are a currency manipulator. They actively intervene every single day to keep the value of their currency less than it would be against the dollar than if it floated freely. We think. Even China barely disputes that.
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There are other ways of finding satisfaction, recipes for human happiness, enjoyment, dignified and meaningful, gratifying life, than increased consumption that increases production.
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The kids never listen to you, especially the youngest ones.
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I have learned how to breathe, to use my cords differently. I had been tilting my head in a way when I talked that wasn't good for my throat. I've been working on all of that, and it seems to be helping.
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Some people who like dogs don't like cats, but I'm not like that.
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I hope some compromise will be entered into between the two parties, slavery & antislavery, which will have the effect of allaying violent passions on both sides.
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If there be any plausible reason for supposing that we have the right to legislate on the slave interests of the District, you cannot put down the investigation of the subject out of doors, by refusing to receive petitions.
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Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength.
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So many people would like to have guidance from God because obviously, if you have a word from God, it's the best possible thing. But they don't relate that to life as a whole. Often they want guidance as a way of opting out of the responsibility of making decisions.
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In Mexico, you have to defend yourself and your honour.
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With animal behavior, they're all fine until you introduce some rogue element into the cage, and then they go crazy.
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Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority.
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Reality doesn't bite, rather our perception of reality bites.
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I think I had kind of an advantage. When I was growing up, my dad had just got out of jail and he had a great record collection. He had - it was all - these were the songs. So I heard a lot of these songs, like, my whole life, so for me it was easy. I already knew what I was going to sing.
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Superstition is the need to view the world in terms of simple cause and effect.
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I wasn't born with a golden spoon in my mouth. It was a really tough life.
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If you got beauty, beauty, just raise em up. Cause every inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top.
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Playing in the NHL, it's a great job, it's a great life to live, and we just want to have the opportunity to do that. That's going to come from our hard work and dedication to the sport. As far as being black players in the league, obviously it's great.
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New York, it's people. It's grit. It's diversity of people. It's diversity of industry. In L.A. everyone's looking over their shoulder because one of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills just walked in. They value the wrong things.
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No one bothered reading the books and understanding - and again, I'm not being high-falutin' about it - but I think our books are great literature with great metaphors of real life dealing with fears and hopes.
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I do not participate in any sport with ambulances at the bottom of the hill.
