"I don't think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good."

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"I don't think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good."

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George W. Bush, American President

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"Error is acceptable as long as we are young; but one must not drag it along into old age."

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"We may be coming to a new golden age of instrument making."

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"We're saying no changes for Medicare for people above the age of 55. And in order to keep the promise to current seniors who've already retired and organized their lives around this program, you have to reform it for the next generation."

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"Middle age is when you've met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else."

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"Save your money. You're going to need twice as much money in your old age as you think."

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"For example, UNICEF works with governments to change legislation such as in India where a law was passed raising the age of compulsory school completion to keep children in school and away from the workplace for longer."

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"To come across as younger than they are: Women buy creams that promise to slow aging, men buy fast cars."

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"Energy, energy? Energy is, is, it's nothing more than a lot of new age hokum masquerading as religion."

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"What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will come."

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"I am a woman in process. I'm just trying like everybody else. I try to take every conflict, every experience, and learn from it. Life is never dull."

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