Life gets harder the smarter you get, the more you know.

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Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I've had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analysis, you have got not to forget to laugh.

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Silence the artist and you have silenced the most articulate voice the people have.

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We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change.

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

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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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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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When I’ve been unsuccessful, I’ve been controlled. When I’ve been successful, I’ve been in control.

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You learn in life that the only person you can really correct and change is yourself.

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Nobody owes anybody anything; it's up to each individual to set high standards for himself or herself, and to set about working hard and creating a solid future.

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