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The moral immune system of this country has been weakened and atta

The moral immune system of this country has been weakened and attacked, and the AIDS virus is the perfect metaphor for it. The malignant neglect of the last twelve years has led to breakdown of our countrys immune system, environmentally, culturally, politically, spiritually and physically. – Barbra Streisand

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To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other peoples views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but its also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do – bad or good. – Barbra Streisand

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good
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I always wear the same thing at home. I cant be bothered with jewelry. My pants have elastic waists. I like to be comfortable. There are so many more important things to worry about. – Barbra Streisand

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Home
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I must have got my detailed, obsessive streak from my father, who was an English teacher, because my mother wasnt like me at all. – Barbra Streisand

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teacher
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AIDS
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The AIDS epidemic has rolled back a big rotting log and revealed all the squirming life underneath it, since it involves, all at once, the main themes of our existence: sex, death, power, money, love, hate, disease and panic. No American phenomenon has been so compelling since the Vietnam War. – Edmund White

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AIDS

Sometimes I have a terrible feeling that I am dying not from the virus, but from being untouchable. – Amanda Heggs

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My thoughts are crowded with death and it draws so oddly on the sexual that I am confused to be attracted by, in effect, my own annihilation. – Thom Gunn

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AIDS

High aims form high characters, and great objects bring out great minds. – Tryon Edwards

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I did not direct my life. I didnt design it. I never made decisions. Things always came up and made them for me. Thats what life is. – B. F. Skinner

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I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond. – Mae West

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The Return we reap from generous actions is not always evident. – Francesco Guicciardini

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My parents had this relationship that was really terrifying. I mean, the level of hatred that they had, and the level of physical abuse – my mother would beat up my father, basically – and I think I was drawn to images on television that were bright and reflective. – Augusten Burroughs

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