Bess Myerson Quotes

Mama never told me, 'Bess, you did good.' She wanted the best for us and she was an incredible administrator. She ran those three kids, that house, the whole bit. But if I looked fine, she'd find something wrong - the color, the hem... I used to tell her, 'Mama, don't worry when you're not with me, because you're with me.'

Bess Myerson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: model
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: July 16, 1924 - December 14, 2014

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When you have an election campaign,it has to be simple and something everybody can relate to.

Andrew Lansley

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I am unashamed to say that I have a super-crush on Kate Oates, the series producer of 'Coronation Street.'

Robert Rinder

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I was able to do something that people can't do these days, which is to have quality time with the guys who were trying to be president and a number of them who got the job.

Robert Scheer

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Living a frugal lifestyle gives you the opportunity to invest more money towards your future.

John Rampton

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The reality is that we are hated not because of our democracy, freedoms, and generous social security system; rather, we are hated because of our involvement in foreign conflicts and quarrels that were never our concern.

Amir Butler

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I think the international appeal of SF is quite understandable since the kinds of people who like to read it, are, by the nature of the beast, interested in other cultures, of which other nations on Earth are the closest available example.

Stanley Schmidt

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I love that drag is a way for people to vacation in the gay nightlife, but... it's quite a different experience to perform for a gay audience than a straight audience.

Trixie Mattel

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I'm a natural clown, I suppose, in writing, and one has to accept that; I can't do anything about it. I have written one or two novels which are not specifically funny. I wrote a study of Shakespeare which was not intended to be funny, but some people regard it as such.

Anthony Burgess

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It's very cool to be short, very cool. When I was in eighth grade, and the height I am now, I would just look at the cute little short girls and think, 'If only, if only.'

Alison McGhee

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Famous-ness is awesomeness... but some parts of famous-ness can be hard.

Willow Smith

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Finding extracurricular activities with your husband that are unrelated to children, family and work is a priority.

Mariella Frostrup

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You bring people together with food. You connect them and tie the fabric of society together through food.

Kimbal Musk

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