I have not lived as a woman. I have lived as a man. I've just done what I damn well wanted to, and I've made enough money to support myself, and ain't afraid of being alone

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Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything.

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I'm an atheist, and that's it. I believe there's nothing we can know except that we should be kind to each other and do what we can for people.

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You can't just be talented: You have to be terribly smart and energetic and ruthless. You also have to become necessary to people, by working hard and well and bringing more than your bones and your skin to the project. Don't just show up. Transform the work, yourself, and everybody around you. Be needed. Be interesting. Be something no one else can be--and consistently.

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If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun.

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Enemies are so stimulating.

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The woman's position in the world today is so much harder than a man's that it makes me choke every time I hear a man complain about anything.

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You are the only person you can actually change

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Don't moan, don't whine, don't blame. Just get on with it.

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As one goes through life, one learns that if you don't paddle your own canoe, you don't move.

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