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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In Hinduism, Shiva is a deity who represents transformation. Through destruction and restoration, Shiva reminds us that endings are beginnings, and that our world is constantly undergoing a cycle of birth, death and rebirth.
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I just aspire to pick people up. That's my ambition.
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I can't tell you the joy I felt in flying in that show … I loved it so. The freedom of spirit that was Peter Pan was suddenly there for me. I discovered I was happier in the air than on the ground.
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I can see why people keep having babies. We were looking at a school for my youngest this morning, and there were all these little boys and girls. So sweet. And then the teenagers walk past, and, my God, they're enormous, and I bet they don't kiss their mummies. I'm just going to force my children to remain lovely.
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It turns out that justices are also God’s children; and being of this world, their makeup consists of actual flesh and blood. They are no more noble or virtuous than the rest of us, and in some cases less so, as they suffer from the usual human imperfections and frailties. And the Court’s history proves it.
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I'm going to stop punishing my children by saying, “Never mind! I'll do it myself.
