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My second favorite household ...

My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint.

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I was too old for a paper rou...

I was too old for a paper route, too young for Social Security and too tired for an affair.

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I will buy any creme, cosmeti...

I will buy any creme, cosmetic, or elixir from a woman with a European accent.

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I take a very practical view ...

I take a very practical view of raising children. I put a sign in each of their rooms: 'Checkout Time is 18 years.'

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On vacations: We hit the sunn...

On vacations: We hit the sunny beaches where we occupy ourselves keeping the sun off our skin, the saltwater off our bodies, and the sand out of our belongings.

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Car designers are just going ...

Car designers are just going to have to come up with an automobile that outlasts the payments.

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The hippopotamus is a vegetar...

The hippopotamus is a vegetarian and looks like a wall. Lions who eat only red meat are sleek and slim. Are nutritionists on the wrong track?

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I remember thinking how often...

I remember thinking how often we look, but never see ... we listen, but never hear ... we exist, but never feel. We take our relationships for granted. A house is only a place. It has no life of its own. It needs human voices, activity and laughter to come alive.

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Given another shot at life, I...

Given another shot at life, I would seize every minute...look at it and really see it... live it...and never give it back. Stop sweating the small stuff. Don't worry about who doesn't like you, who has more, or who's doing what. Instead, let's cherish the relationships we have with those who do love us.

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If I had my life to live over...

If I had my life to live over, instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished ever moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.

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He opened the jar of pickles ...

He opened the jar of pickles when no one else could. He was the only one in the house who wasn't afraid to go into the basement by himself. He cut himself shaving, but no one kissed it or got excited about it. It was understood when it rained, he got the car and brought it around to the door. When anyone was sick, he went out to get the prescription filled. He took lots of pictures... but he was never in them.

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Cleaning the house while the ...

Cleaning the house while the children are home is like shoveling while it's still snowing.

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Cleanliness is not next to go...

Cleanliness is not next to godliness. It isn't even in the same neighborhood. No one has ever gotten a religious experience out of removing burned-on cheese from the grill of the toaster oven.

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A member of the committee sla...

A member of the committee slapped a name tag over my left bosom. "What shall we name the other one?" I smiled. She was not amused.

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Somewhere it is written that ...

Somewhere it is written that parents who are critical of other people's children and publicly admit they can do better are asking for it.

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Thanks to my mother, not a si...

Thanks to my mother, not a single cardboard box has found its way back into society. We receive gifts in boxes from stores that went out of business twenty years ago.

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There's nothing sadder in thi...

There's nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child.

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Someone once threw me a small...

Someone once threw me a small, brown, hairy kiwi fruit, and I threw a wastebasket over it until it was dead.

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People shop for a bathing sui...

People shop for a bathing suit with more care than they do a husband or wife. The rules are the same. Look for something you'll feel comfortable wearing. Allow for room to grow.

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When I stand before God at th...

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

Десять кинозвезд, которые отлично поют

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

Мэрилин Монро, Ким Кардашьян и другие

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....