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As a child, I wanted only two things - to be left alone to read my

As a child, I wanted only two things – to be left alone to read my library books, and to get away from my provincial hometown and go to London to be a writer. And I always knew that when I got there, I wanted to make loads of money. – Julie Burchill

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These women whose antics we smirk at good-naturedly in the pap-traps put themselves out there at least partly on their beauty they are in showbiz, and showing what theyve got is part of their business as much as it is for male show-ponies from the Chippendales to George Clooney. – Julie Burchill

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The Feminist Me says that a womans right to her own body should be inviolate at all times, free from fear of peeping paps. – Julie Burchill

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When I moved out of London 13 years ago, I found a whole other reason not to drive. This was because my new husband Dan, unlike my dad, did drive, and this became a great source of fun and adventure. – Julie Burchill

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Liberal that I am, I support health-care reform on its merits alone. My liberal blood boils, for example, when I read that half of the personal bankruptcies in this country are brought on, in part, by medical expenses. – Thomas Frank

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He alone loves the Creator perfectly who manifests a pure love for his neighbor. – Venerable Bede

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Offspring, the due performance on religious rites, faithful service, highest conjugal happiness and heavenly bliss for the ancestors and oneself, depend on ones wife alone. – Guru Nanak

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Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it. – Pericles

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All I want is a gentleman. Im sick to bloody death of bastards. – Katie Price

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It has now been over 7 years since Congress last raised the minimum wage to its current level of $5.15 per hour. Since that last increase, Congresss failure to adjust the wage for inflation has reduced the purchasing power of the minimum wage to record low levels. – Jon Corzine

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We had two rules growing up in my house: If youre going to take a shower, do it with whomever youre dating so you dont waste water and if you buy one for yourself, buy six, because everybodys going to want one. – Moon Unit Zappa

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I wasnt aware of my dad being an actor when I was young. I remember there was an Australian childrens entertainer on television called Ralph Harris and when Id say my father was an actor, kids would say, you know, oh, is he Ralph Harris? And I had to say no and then they would lose interest. – Jared Harris

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