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"Change isn't always for the worst; the shell that forms around a piece of sand looks to some people like an irritation, and to others, like a pearl."

"All it takes is a second and your whole life can get turned upside down."

"Make a change of your steps when necessary. "Status quo" is the court room where change is kept on trial for long, delaying the verdict. Make a change and achieve your dreams. Rule your case with victory."

"An exceptional future can only be built on the transformation of the mess I've made, not the elimination of it."

"Tradition is the code that keeps change in lock. If you refuse change, you are likely to rust and guess the cause; that long held way of doing things."

"The reason authors almost always put a dedication on a book is, because their selfishness even horrifies themselves in the end."

"I hate the assumption that you can't write about something because you haven't experienced it, and not just because it assumes a limit on the human imagination, which is basically limitless. It also suggests that some leaps of identification are impossible. I refuse to accept that, because it leads to the conclusion that real change is beyond us, and so is empathy."

"In with the new, out with the old.' That's what we're told. We have to change, adapt, compromise."
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"I'll pat myself on the back and admit I have talent. Beyond that, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time."

"Mom claimed that I could carry a tune at 2 or 3 years of age. Maybe she was a little prejudiced."

"My beloved Mom and Pop always rated tops with each other, and that's the way it will always be."

"I was born in my parents' bedroom on January 16. The World Almanac says it was 1909. I say it was 1912. But what difference does it make as long as I feel 33?"

"The slapdash way producers used to assemble a show seems a little unbelievable when we talk about them now."

"I can never remember being afraid of an audience. If the audience could do better, they'd be up here on stage and I'd be out there watching them."

"I've never cooked. I can't do much more in the kitchen than make a cup of tea and some toast."
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