I was born after the heavy spade work of female emancipation was done.
Lionel Shriver
Recitation: by Male by Female
It takes great wit and interest and energy to be happy. The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish.
Robert Herrick
HappinessGreatManHappyBe Happy
You write a book and you hope somebody will go out and pay $24.95 for what you've just said. I think books were my salvation. Books saved me from being miserable.
Amy Tan
HopeMeBookThinkYouSaid
I definitely think there was some overacting on the part of the customers and the wait staff. The people who came in during the shooting were clearly there to have a moment on television, and that's fine.
Rocco DiSpirito
MomentPeopleWaitThinkTelevision
If someone makes you feel wrong-footed, you're unlikely to find them witty.
Rosamund Pike
FeelSomeoneYouFindWittyMakes
Looking for perfection is the only way to motivate yourself.
Ronnie O'Sullivan
PerfectionYourselfLookingWayOnly
I'm not big on fat jokes. That's a little beneath me. I'm not a huge fan of making a joke - and as I say this, I'm sure I do it - completely at someone else's expense.
Michael Showalter
MeFatSomeoneSayJokesBig
To awake from death is to die in peace.
Douglas Horton
PeaceDeathDieAwake
The real power of comics is writing as you draw.
Chris Ware
PowerWritingYouRealComicsDraw
I have a tip that can take 5 strokes off anyone's golf game. It's called an eraser.
Arnold Palmer
GameGolfTakeTipOffStrokes
People think of the military as being about guns and fighting wars, but it's really about service to country and community.
Austin Stowell
CommunityServicePeopleThinkGuns
I'm thankful for the three ounce Ziploc bag, so that I have somewhere to put my savings.
Paula Poundstone
FunnyThankfulBagThreeSavings
You can have all personality in the world, the looks, etc., but if you don't have the songs, it doesn't close the deal.
Scott Borchetta
PersonalityWorldYouLooksDeal
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