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“Fifty per cent of the public doesn't know what 'fifty per cent' means.”

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Patricia Hewitt is a prominent British politician, born on December 2, 1948. She served as the Secretary of State for Health, dedicated to improving the National Health Service (NHS). more

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“In the next election, can we vote to ban those ribbon things that kind of keep clothing on hangers but really just hang out of your armpits?”

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“It's OK to argue with your friends. Guys can do it better than girls, usually, but if you ever get into a fight with a true friend or a spouse or a boyfriend, get it out, fight, be angry for five minutes, and then move past it. Don't let it fester; don't hold a grudge. If you do, that's when it will get worse and worse.”

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“Poems are my link with the times, with the new life of my people.”

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“Just because you're beautiful, they think you can't act.... I've got a lot more to prove.”

Thinking Beautiful Prove You Re Beautiful

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“I believe America will always win the war. It's a superpower that no one can challenge. The real challenge is for the United States to win the peace.”

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“Failure: Is it a limitation? Bad timing? It's a lot of things. It's something you can't be afraid of, because you'll stop growing. The next step beyond failure could be your biggest success in life.”

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Doors Baby

Book:Two Or Three Things I Know for Sure

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Author:Dorothy Allison

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