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If I get the forty additional years statisticians say are likely c

If I get the forty additional years statisticians say are likely coming to me, I could fit in at least one, maybe two new lifetimes. Sad that only one of those lifetimes can include being the mother of young children. – Anna Quindlen

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I read and walked for miles at night along the beach, writing bad blank verse and searching endlessly for someone wonderful who would step out of the darkness and change my life. It never crossed my mind that that person could be me. – Anna Quindlen

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But its important, while we are supporting lessons in respecting others, to remember that many of our youngest kids need to learn to respect themselves. You learn your worth from the way you are treated. – Anna Quindlen

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Im sure not afraid of success and Ive learned not to be afraid of failure. The only thing Im afraid of now is of being someone I dont like much. – Anna Quindlen

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I was in a bar and I said to a friend, You know, weve become those 40-year-old guys we used to look at and say, Isnt it sad? – George Clooney

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Poverty makes you sad as well as wise. – Bertolt Brecht

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A lot of sad stories in a row – that wears on you. – Elizabeth Edwards

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The day Dick Cheney is going to run for president, Ill kill myself. All we need is another liar… I think hed like to run, but it would be a sad day for the country if he does. – Helen Thomas

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