Erma Bombeck Quotes
There is nothing more miserable in the world than to arrive in paradise and look like your passport photo.
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I still can't believe it when people say I am a celebrity.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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I'm not more or less conscious than any other rapper out there.
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I was frequently told at drama school that I was thinking too much. And I still have to suppress that part of me because it can sometimes be a hindrance.
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People like to invent enemies. It spares us the need to address complex worldviews.
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My next book is Scene by Scene: as Seen by Fay Wray. It'll be about different incidents. Just my feelings about quite a few people. Attitudes. My thoughts about the universe and simple things like that.
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I didn't think the teachers had the right to tell me what to do. I would just disobey, talk in the classroom, get very bad grades.
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Marriages are under strain today in terms of economics. There are social cross-currents. We see failed marriages. But it is not under attack by our gay and lesbian citizens.
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Like most people I can be lazy, so it's nice to have a goal or deadline or reason to work out. I feel better when I get to exercise, or when I'm outdoors. I like to hike, swim and run, and I love to play soccer.
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Who hasn't asked oneself, am I a monster or is this what it means to be human?
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With a lot of contemporary musicals, the songs are like a calling card: the action stops for them.
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Animals interest me more than anything else.
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The communication is in the work and words are no substitute for this.
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Everyone's parents were famous actors at my school, pretty much! I think I went to school with Paris Hilton when I was three. That's what L.A. is, though - it's an industry town. You go to school with kids and you think, 'Well that's normal, they make movies.'
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Alternative accommodations is a $100 billion-plus category.
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There's not a lot of room for thinking in popular culture; there's not a lot of room for being conflicted.
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What nature requires is obtainable, and within easy reach. It is for the superfluous we sweat.
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We know that in tough times, cynicism is just another way to give up, and in the military, we consider cynicism or giving up simply as forms of cowardice.
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I hate how late we have our Olympic Trials, always have.
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My second piece of advice is to stay global. As the world continues to change and we become more connected to each other, globalization will bring both benefits and disruptions to our lives. But either way, it's here, and it's not going away.
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There is a mental edge that comes with the injections, and it's definitely something that gets you more intense.
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There is nothing more miserable in the world than to arrive in paradise and look like your passport photo.
