Erma Bombeck Quotes
What makes people laugh? . . . It's a happy marriage between a person who needs to laugh and someone who's got one to give.
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Are we going to solve the issue of poverty? Absolutely not. Are we going to have an impact? I'm committed to it, and if we don't, I'll have no regrets because we're going to try everything we can.
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In order to lead a country or a company, you've got to get everybody on the same page and you've got to be able to have a vision of where you're going. America can't have a vision of health care for everybody, green economy, regulations - can't have a bunch of piece-meal activities. It's got to have a vision.
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The day I leave Paris is the day I go down a level or quit football.
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Storms and darkness scared me, but somehow it encouraged me to learn about nature and I think nothing's dark, dark is beautiful too.
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If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous.
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I enjoy meat, but I can do without it.
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I always do an all-night horror marathon on Saturdays where we start at seven and go until five in the morning.
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Almost every character I've ever played - and sometimes this is very conscious and sometimes it's not - I need to find what they love.
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We are Divine enough to ask and we are important enough to receive.
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I believe in hard work, not luck factor. The best efforts will reap the best fruits. Nobody can take all the credit. We don't even talk about the efforts of the director, the writers, other technicians, etc. They all together take a film to another level.
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It's very difficult to judge relationships from the outside. You never know what happens in intimate moments with two people to know why they really support and love each other.
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I don't see how a socialist government can tolerate hunting on horseback. The people who do this are snobs; they're very well-to-do.
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I guess if I get a little weird about something that isn't the way I want it, and I complain, then it's called controlling.
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I wanted to produce Nancy LaMott's albums, so I created my own record company.
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I've only been making records since 1991. When you look at the long-standing careers of people like Joni, it's not very long!
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It's like, focus on the music. Why do you have to know where I grew up?
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The way that you parent, you ease into every stage.
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As soon as chemists have a definite conception of the internal structure of the molecule of an organic compound, they are able to tackle the task of producing these substances by artificial methods, i.e. by synthesis, as we call it.
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The coward only threatens when he is safe.
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If you don't wear lipstick, I can't talk to you. You need to have lips - they are important for getting men.
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I have done stupid with a lot of zeros on the end of it. I know what it looks like.
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The flower has opened, has been in the sun and is unafraid. I'm taking more chances; I'm bold and proud.
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What makes people laugh? . . . It's a happy marriage between a person who needs to laugh and someone who's got one to give.
