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Erma Bombeck Quotes

I was terrible at straight items. When I wrote obituaries, my mother said the only thing I ever got them to do was die in alphabetical order.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: February 21, 1927 - April 22, 1996

Topics

Mother Die Said Order Got Terrible

I wound up through a wild set of circumstances getting into coaching. I went in and volunteered with Don Coryell, who was a big part of my past, great coach. A lot of people say he was one of the greatest coaches ever. He was very good in high school, college and pro. Another guy on that staff was named John Madden.

Good Great Past School College Say

I did bully somebody. I was insecure.

Bully Somebody Did Insecure

The diversity in the CNN makeup room - it's like Ellis Island! No, it's like Noah's Ark: there are two of everything.

Diversity Makeup Island Everything

I'm very, very bullish about our prospects, and as I tell our board, as I tell our employees, this is the time to invest. There's so much opportunity. Let's just invest in that opportunity, and really get after it.

Opportunity Time Employees Tell Get

What you want is for music to love you back. That's why you pay your dues. You want to feel like you belong and are part of this symbiosis, metamorphosis, whatever you want to call it.

Love Music Feel You Back Want

I reveal too much of myself.

Myself Too Much Reveal Much Too

You can't pretend there has ever been anyone come close to doing what I did. Nobody you could name could touch me, and I'm talking about nobody who's around now, nobody who was around in my prime, and nobody who was around any time you can mention outta your mouth.

Time Me Name Doing Talking Mouth

In a country like Mexico, you can't forget about poverty - about how half of the population lives in poverty, and how half of that half live in extreme poverty.

Jose Angel Gurria

Live Poverty You Country Forget

'Dear Mama' is my favorite song from Tupac, man. It touches you, and I think that that's the most important thing with music.

Demetrius Shipp, Jr.

Music Man Song Think You Important

If you force yourself to smile, within a couple minutes, you feel happy.

Smile Yourself Happy Feel You Force

U2 was involved in Live Aid, and I ended up going to Ethiopia and working there for some time with my wife, Ali.

Live Time Wife Up Going Working

When I was a kid, I used to love to play 'Dig Dug.' It was, like, this little dude, where he digs in the dirt and makes tunnels.

Love Play Kid Dirt Little Used

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