It is occasionally possible to charge Hell with a bucket of water, but against stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain


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You can call me an older woman - I don't mind that at all - just don't call me an old one, b...
DORIS ROBERTS
I asked a member of the crew if I could have the sheets that Jon and George laid on autographed and ...
DORIS PINTER
There's no magazine you open, unless its AARP, that shows a woman over the age of 45 in any othe...
DORIS ROBERTS
The worse thing I could have done is to live with a man and not be married. That was the worse thing...
DORIS PAYNE
It's not the fun it used to be. I'm sure I won't be there next year.
DORIS NORTHAM
I told everybody all year long that we've got a good team. To me, they just seem so aggressive.
DORIS NORTHAM
When I was a kid, you know, you went to church and you went to ball games. And that was your enterta...
DORIS NORTHAM
It was my firm conviction, then and now, that we did the right thing on April 22, and we are doing i...
DORIS MEISSNER
That told us we had to be prepared for anything.
DORIS MEISSNER
found the family functioning very well as a family.
DORIS MEISSNER
They need more space and they need more privacy.
DORIS MEISSNER
held in virtual slavery.
DORIS MEISSNER
The arguments for better immigration enforcement and controls are perfectly legitimate, and obviousl...
DORIS MEISSNER
have basically used the legal migration system to their advantage.
DORIS MEISSNER
The longer we do it, the bigger it grows.
DORIS MARSHALL
Our aids are very committed to serving their customers. Money may be a concern but they continue to ...
DORIS MARSHALL
Our budget is really tight but we will continue to explore (increasing reimbursement), but I don't k...
DORIS MARSHALL
I live in a neighborhood, but all the houses are different. There are a lot of different sizes and d...
DORIS LEADBETTER
I think Great Falls is an anomaly because there are so many different types of houses. It's not like...
DORIS LEADBETTER
It's released by the pituitary gland, and it's released by both sexes. The hormone helps induce rela...
DORIS KILGORE
I think a lot of people feel like their lives are out of control, and that they're overloaded. Frequ...
DORIS KILGORE
Start thinking about something, formulate a plan of how you'll do it, and then take action.
DORIS KILGORE
Maybe he doesn't realize how this is.
DORIS JONES
My father just got back from a trip to Canada and gas was $6 a gallon there. And I have relatives in...
DORIS JONES
We have come here to remember those who were killed, those who survived, and to offer comfort peace,...
DORIS JONES
The kids wouldn't have let us live it down. They're psyched.
DORIS JOHNSON
Nobody deserves to be shot and killed like that for no reason. This was a tragedy all around. Both m...
DORIS JOHNSON
Jack Hayward is a very good team and Catholic High always come prepared to play basketball. There wi...
DORIS JOHNSON
We want to continue playing well and making our presence felt. We work hard and hopefully we'll come...
DORIS JOHNSON
I just want him back, I miss him so much.
DORIS JOHNSON
We had a 20-acre field that was kind of high and they just leveled it out. Now, we have planted 20 a...
DORIS JEAN
We thought it would help us put the children through college. That didn't happen, but it might put t...
DORIS JEAN
The spring is where the church got its water from. One elderly lady told us one day that the young g...
DORIS JEAN
The situation is a bit better.
DORIS ITA
The danger is over. But we are still watching the situation.
DORIS ITA
Though recent research indicates roadside litter has dropped by a third, we've also discovered that ...
DORIS HOWDESHELL