If I'm with a man, is that going to prevent me from achieving my goal? What sacrifices will I have to make in terms of being myself, if I'm with a man? Something that young women find out really quickly is that when you start dating, all of a sudden you're supposed to have a role. You're not allowed to just be yourself. ~Candance Bushnell
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But that's typical of me. "This is going to end in tears," I tell myself every time I balance a cup of coffee on the upholstered arm of the chair I'm sitting on. And then, lo and behold, the cup topples and even before it lands, I tell myself, "Told me so!" Not to spell out, or spill out, one of the metaphors of my life, but I always do the stupid thing and then I do it again. I never learn. ~Patricia Marx
#quotes #patricia-marx #weeping #stupidity

Who are you? The band sang. I tried to remember but I really couldn't say. ~Janet Fitch
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I am too pure for you or anyone. ~Sylvia Plath
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If the knitter is weary the baby will have no new bonnet. ~Irish Proverb
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In some ways it's taken me decades to come clean and make honest work; and still to this day, sometimes I find myself wanting to hide behind my work and deny the more biographical aspects. ~David Knopfler
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When I got my band in 1983, I knew what I had to do. If I'm going to have a big band, they're going to have to sound equally as good as what I'm used to hearing. ~Illinois Jacquet
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Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. ~Proverb
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The journey is the reward. ~Chinese Proverb
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A kind word is like a Spring day. ~Russian Proverb
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You can't win if nobody catches the ball in the outfield. You're only as good as the team you have behind you. ~Jim Palmer
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A moment of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold. ~Chinese Proverb
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Rice is born in water and must die in wine. ~Italian Proverb
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At the age of 25, I gave up my study of Japanese language and culture at university in Brisbane and moved to the town of Alice Springs. ~Robyn Davidson
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Autumn is the hush before winter. ~French Proverb
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There are some public figures who are very private and almost hide behind their work. I try to be as open as possible. ~Moby
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What you don't see with your eyes, don't witness with your mouth. ~Jewish Proverb
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What is an adult? A child blown up by age. ~Simone de Beauvoir
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ~American Proverb
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I smoke cigars because at my age if I don't have something to hang on to I might fall down. ~George Burns
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The fool speaks, the wise man listens. ~African Proverb
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This arena is a special place. Everybody loves it. To be able to stand behind the bench and be a part of a great tournament for the '96 Elite is fun. The kids, having a chance to play in the building where the Penguins play, it's a special feeling for them. ~Mario Lemieux
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The road to freedom lies not through mysteries or occult performances, but through the intelligent use of natural forces and laws. ~Ernest Holmes
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Public money is like holy water; everyone helps himself to it. ~Italian Proverb
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The adult looks to deeds, the child to love. ~Indian Proverb
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