Barbara Grizzuti Harrison Quotes
I refuse to believe that trading recipes is silly. Tuna Fish casserole is at least as real as corporate stock.
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My father passed away when I was very young, so I was head of household for a very long time. Whether it came to cooking food or having to braid hair to get kids out of the door for school, I've been one that has - with the help of my mother - has been a father figure for a lot of young ladies.
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Yes, I can speak a bit and I can read and write in Russian. I learned it from my grandmother who raised me with all the Russian fairytales.
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The highest duty of the man is not to his father, but to his wife; and for the sake of that woman he abandons all other earthly ties, should any of these happen to interfere with that relation.
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There is nothing more exciting in sport when the top two countries in the world are battling for the Ashes.
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The most fascinating person is always the one of the most winning manners; not the one of greatest physical beauty.
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Everybody likes money. I like money. I need money to survive. But I don't love money. Money is not my god.
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I have got to the point in my life when a lot of people I know have died or are dying, so I realise that somewhere outside the pearly gates is a queue, shuffling nearer and nearer to the celestial box office.
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Immigrants use the library often. A lot of them don't have access to books and Internet at home. They seem so disconnected to the city.
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Botox, trust me I've been tempted - but I resist! Think about what happens to your muscles - and your skin - if you're sick and don't move for a few days. It all atrophies! Plus, if you freeze a muscle in your face, other muscles have to compensate! And once you stop, what does that look like?
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I'm not the girl next door.
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The problem of distinguishing prime numbers from composite numbers and of resolving the latter into their prime factors is known to be one of the most important and useful in arithmetic.
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A lie to me is a dream that might come true.
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A fine world in which man reproaches woman with fulfilling his heart's desire!
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When all the world appears to be in a tumult, and nature itself is feeling the assault of climate change, the seasons retain their essential rhythm. Yes, fall gives us a premonition of winter, but then, winter, will be forced to relent, once again, to the new beginnings of soft greens, longer light, and the sweet air of spring.
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I have to say I am a 'Strictly' fan, which is why I am in it. I've always watched it for years. I am not an 'X Factor' fan, and I just think it is a different show. One is about learning something new and having a great time, and the other is rather desperate.
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I was just learning to play guitar when Tracy Chapman came out. She wrote these songs, she played them by herself and I so admired her for that.
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Belief is thought at rest.
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A woman doesn't care if she hasn't a stomach, provided she looks as if she hasn't.
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The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.
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Just because I'm young doesn't mean I didn't work hard to get to where I am.
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Growing up in wrestling - and I have been involved in wrestling, really, my entire life - I learned right from the get-go that you never forget your fans. They are the ones that put your food on the table and pay your bills.
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The right to free speech is critical to our democracy.
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I was like a cat always climbing the wrong tree.
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I refuse to believe that trading recipes is silly. Tuna Fish casserole is at least as real as corporate stock.
