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Quote by Edna Ferber
Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful s

Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle. – Edna Ferber

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A woman can look both moral and exciting… if she also looks as if it was quite a struggle. – Edna Ferber

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Women
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If American politics are too dirty for women to take part in, theres something wrong with American politics. – Edna Ferber

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Politics
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Death
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Im not supposed to be able to speak clearly, and decipher whats going on in the media. Im supposed to be the typical amateur whos 22 and scared to death and cant believe he won the Olympics. – Carl Lewis

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I was very sad to hear of the death of Ronnie Barker, who was such a warm, friendly and encouraging presence to have when I started in television. He was also a great comic actor to learn from. – John Cleese

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Our life is made by the death of others. – Leonardo da Vinci

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Deaths an old joke, but each individual encounters it anew. – Ivan Turgenev

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I like somebody whos not so crazy but likes to have a good time… and who is thoughtful and kind and easy to laugh with. Somebody you can just be yourself with one hundred and fifty percent. – Kate Bosworth

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Im pretty upfront about my love and admiration for the military. One of the perks of making movies is that you get to sort of follow your own passions, and I believe quite passionately that we dont pay enough attention and respect to our veterans. Not just our wounded veterans, but all veterans. – Peter Berg

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I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in human beings. Like Confucius of old, I am so absorbed in the wonder of earth and the life upon it that I cannot think of heaven and the angels. – Pearl S. Buck

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Keep walking, though there’s no place to get to. Don’t try to see through the distances. That’s not for human beings. Move within, but don’t move the way fear makes you move. – Rumi

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