Erma Bombeck Quotes
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I was thinking of going to London drama schools or to New York, because France didn't accommodate the things I wanted to do in film.
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Fashion is very tough, and we shouldn't forget that before designers were money-makers, they were artists.
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But there's a huge blessing that comes from being a part of a show like 'The Cosby Show' that sets such a high standard of quality - it touched so many people on so many different levels.
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Exercise is the yuppie version of bulimia.
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People used to say I'm weak in comedy. But, with 'Mahesh Khaelja' and 'Dookudu,' I have proved that I am good at comedy.
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The textile industry became a huge deal in 19th century America, kind of like the tech industry is today. And that immigrant tradition continues, especially in tech, America's most dominant and dynamic industry today.
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My mom is a therapist, and my dad has a doctorate in psychology, and growing up, I felt 'very understood.'
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Bullies always have another target.
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Globalization is exposing new fault lines - between urban and rural communities, for example.
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The GAO just released a report that said 22 percent of federal programs fail to meet their objectives. The truth is we don't know how taxpayer money is spent in Washington, D.C., which is why I think we ought to put every agency budget up on the Internet for everyone to see.
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Boxing's in my genes. I come from a fighting background. My dad and both my uncles were good boxers. I'm blessed with the art of war.
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Without a musket to raise, a barricade to storm, a flag to wave, the question hit me in the face like the cold air: 'Who am I?'
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How many more school shootings do we need before we start talking about this as a social problem, and not merely a random collection of isolated incidents?
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I love Africa in general South Africa and West Africa, they are both great countries.
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I'm not too interested in books about India.
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I am definitely going to college!
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Okay, roll-call, no talking. Benny, Marc; Ethel, Shakina, nice shoes. Bobo twins, anyone seen the Bobo twins? Those Bobo twins.11
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Nature is a book, a letter, a fairy tale (in the philosophical sense) or whatever you want to call it.
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Because we employ no professional preachers, it means that every sermon or lesson in church is given by a regular member - women and men, children and grandparents.
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The intention to live as long as possible isn't one of the mind's best intentions, because quantity isn't the same as quality.
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Dull minds are never either intuitive or mathematical.
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I certainly want to continue to write in a way that's intimate. I love books where you feel you're having a romance with the writer.
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I'm going to stop punishing my children by saying, “Never mind! I'll do it myself.
