"I was the first actress in the family, and I am still the only actress in the family. I shouldn't be saying it, but it slipped out!"

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"I was the first actress in the family, and I am still the only actress in the family. I shouldn't be saying it, but it slipped out!"

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"When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, "Why god? Why me?" and the thundering voice of God answered, "There's just something about you that pisses me off.""

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Gloria Steinem, American Activist

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Mark Twain, American Author

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