Erma Bombeck Quotes
Grandma told me Mama was once caught by the Principal for writing in the front of her book, "In Case of Fire, Throw This in First." I have never had so much respect for Mama as the day I heard this.

Quotes to Explore
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What brought mass innovation to a nation was not scientific advances - its own or others' - but 'economic dynamism': the desire and the space to innovate.
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I think chalking up human behavior to evil lets us all off the hook too easily.
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I was quite keen on silviculture, the growing of trees, and that was something I gave a lot of thought to. Maybe I could've gone in that direction. But it just so happened that while I was trying to make up my mind, I enrolled in art school, and there I began to develop my interest in music, parallel with my interest in the visual arts.
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Right now I think censorship is necessary; the things they're doing and saying in films right now just shouldn't be allowed. There's no dignity anymore and I think that's very important.
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Perfect partners don't exist. Perfect conditions exist for a limited time in which partnerships express themselves best.
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Control of a company does not carry with it the ability to control the price of its stock.
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Give me a mystery – just a plain and simple one – a mystery which is diffidence and silence, a slim little bare-foot mystery: give me a mystery – just one!
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The intensity of being in front of all these incredible musicians and tremendous conductors in these elaborate halls can be overwhelming.
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I didn't know what it was not to work hard as I grew up.
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The Amex has a long, often troubled, sometimes glorious history.
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At school I used to avoid dance lessons. They were the worst.
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I want to improve my bunker, fairway and putting status because that's been my weakness over the last three years. If I can just focus on this, then everything else will come.
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Intentions count in your actions.
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I'm Pisces with Leo rising. The Pisces part is the dreamer. The Leo says, 'Let's execute.'
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I'm really into the indie-music scene and listen to a lot of De La Soul.
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Every restaurant needs to have a point of view.
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I suppose Roger had the license to do anything that fitted the venue.
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As much as you can eat healthy, it's also important to remember to drink healthy too. Tea is very healing.
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You can sometimes learn more working with less talented people, because you learn to survive.
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Independent contractors - a rapidly growing piece of the workforce - can often achieve the best quality of life. They can choose from where they work, whom they work for and for how long.
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I know what to do and I go and execute.
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Emotions have no place in business, unless you do business with them.
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I'm a real stay-at-home mom. I'm really hands-on. Everything else became secondary.
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Grandma told me Mama was once caught by the Principal for writing in the front of her book, "In Case of Fire, Throw This in First." I have never had so much respect for Mama as the day I heard this.