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Just because you're over 40 doesn't mean you're not hot, or talented, ... Look who won!


Doris Roberts

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DORIS ROBERTS who wants flowers when youre dead? nobody.
J.D. SALINGER if youre never scared, or embarased, or hurt, it means you never take any chances.
JULIA SOREL Youre gonna grow up and marry some ice cream! Haha!
JEFF KINNEY If youre in an awkward position, feel comfortable enough to walk away.
BEAU MIRCHOFF Ye been oure lord, dooth with youre owene thyngRight as yow list.
CHAUCER When you grow up, you gain experience and realise what youre capable of.
FRANCESCO TOTTI just because theres a goalie, doesnt mean you cant score
BRADLEY ADAM HENDERSON You do that Helen", Mallory dared. "And tell him we said to f*ck off while youre at it".
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RAKSHAN BHANDARY Dont try to go too fast. Learn your job. Dont ever talk until you know what youre talking about. If ...
SAM RAYBURN Just because you came to the end of a cliff it doesnt mean that is the end,find a rope to climb down...
JOHN ALEXANDER TRISTRAM Chese now," quod she, "oon of thise thynges tweye:
To han me foul and old til that I deye,
GEOFFREY CHAUCER If the placebo effect was a week or two, I would understand that and say, 'Yes, youre right.' You kn...
BOB GREEN MRS PEARCE. Mr Higgins: youre tempting the girl. It’s not right. She should think of the future. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW aliens are living on earth for along time,for those who think im talking about another race youre wr...
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GARY LINEKER I never trust a fighting man who doesnt smoke or drink.
ADMIRAL FREDERICK I never trust a fighting man who doesnt smoke or drink.
ADMIRAL WILLIAM FREDERICK HALSEY JR. (BULL) I will not say who won or who lost. The people of Ukraine and Russia won. Europe won because it will...
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PAT RILEY Just because it stop's raining does'nt mean the war is over
TANICA S HALL Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal. For eve...
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BECCA FITZPATRICK You know that 40 percent of the food in the United States gets thrown away because it doesn't lo...
GISELE BUNDCHEN Irrespective of whether you have talent or not, one has to work hard. Just being talented doesn'...
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BRUCE JOHNSTON There are many talented people who haven't fulfilled their dreams because they over thought it, ...
JAMES CAMERON Just because it's something original, eccentric or you're not used to it; doesn't mean it's wrong.
SANDRA CHAMI KASSIS Just because the news media gives disproportionate attention to one crime over others does not mean ...
PAUL BROWNE Roberts has demonstrated a commitment to reversing the historic civil rights gains of the past 40 ye...
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BRITNEY SPEARS Every country uses some form of hot, steamy liquid, either a tea or soup or just a towel over a pot.
BILL PFEIFFER That was at least 40 or 50 feet over.
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MEAN Just because you refuse to acknowledge something, refuse to look at it or think about it, doesn’t ...
RACHEL GIBSON It's certainly one of the strengths of the team because they all have different abilities and skills...
LLOYD CARR Just because you do not understand the fact, or hate it, or have chosen to willfully ignore it. Does...
ALBERT J VIERLING What use is revelation or religion if it doesnt change anything?
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DAWN ANDERSON If you are a dreamer come in
If you are a dreamer a wisher a liar
A hoper a pray-er a magi...
SHEL SILVERSTEIN This is sams phone" there was a long,heavy pause, and then: "oh." Another pause. "Youre the girl, ar...
MAGGIE STIEFVATER It's not just that everyone looks very good, but very safe. They all go for the same look. Rachel Zo...
KATRINA SZISH Just because love don't look the way you think it should, don't mean you don't have it.
LESLYE WALTON Since Abramovich took over, look at how many trophies Chelsea have won.
DAVID SEAMAN Don't ever know who you may meet, or just because a person may not be dressed up all fancy, don&...
FLOYD MAYWEATHER, JR. There are some musicians who are talented and see themselves as some kind of natural geniuses or som...
PAT METHENY Just because I understand does not mean I agree.
CARLOS WALLACE Just because it's imaginary, doesn't mean it's not real.
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ALEX GUARNASCHELLI Whether I get adequate attention or not, people here do know the work I have been doing systematical...
BILL DIXON Just because I look sexy on the cover of Rolling Stone doesn't mean I'm naughty.
BRITNEY SPEARS Remember that just because major publishing is having trouble, that doesn't mean people have sto...
DAVID MORRELL Just by loving the good things about a person doesnt mean you truly love them it means your pretendi...
SEGEV LAYANI When people support you when you have done something wrong. It doesnt mean you are right, but it mea...
DE PHILOSOPHER DJ KYOS It's just not part of who I am to hate black people or Mexican people. so instead of trying to devel...
FAIRUZA BALK Just because they are old does not mean they are not lethal.
LARRY BABITS Just because you see me smiling don't mean I'm issue free, it just mean I'm not controlled by my sit...
SHON HYNEMAN Just because I don't show six-pack abs doesn't mean that I don't have them.
ABHISHEK BACHCHAN Just because we can't find a solution it doesn't mean that there isn't one.
ANDREW WILES Just because it's automatic doesn't mean it works.
DANIEL J. BERNSTEIN I learned a long time ago not to judge people by what they look like, sound like, or by the clothes ...
SHERRILYN KENYON Just because something is on trend doesn't mean you have to embrace it. You can look at it and a...
AERIN LAUDER Everybody is talented because everybody who is human has something to express.
BRENDA UELAND I like the construction of sentences and the juxtaposition of words-not just how they sound or what ...
DON DELILLO I try not to have high expectations of people because it just sets you up for disappointment, but it...
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NICOLA PISTONE Just because you can swim, does not mean you can't drown
JUAN BANDA Just because something DOES NOT work, that doesn't mean it CANNOT.
SARAH M. CRADIT I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over yo...
WALT DISNEY I have no use for people who throw there weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over yo...
WALT DISNEY We're not throwing darts at a dart board. There is a methodology that's been developed over the last...
DAVID PENN We've won state championships when we haven't won region. It's not over.
ALVIN COPELAND All I want, is for you to love me. Not because of what I can do or what I look like, or because I lo...
DIANA GABALDON It's not bad over there, it's really hot and everything, it's not too bad over there.
AMANDA JUSTESEN A candidate who votes for Roberts, opens themselves up to attack on the grounds that they are not a ...
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HARVEY MACKAY But if I go over that because of bad weather or delays, it doesn't mean that I can stop working, or ...
ANGIE TSCHANNEN You achieve because you're lucky to work with people who are very talented.
BEN GAZZARA You achieve because you're lucky to work with people who are very talented,
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TOM ROBBINS Whether I get adequate attention or not, people here do know the work I have been doing systematical...
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MARILYN MONROE Just because you did not understand us, it did not mean we were wrong.
COREY TAYLOR Just because it is not done your way, doesn't mean it is not right.
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DORIS LESSING Very few people really care about freedom, about liberty, about the truth, very few. Very few people...
DORIS LESSING Do you know what people really want? Everyone, I mean. Everybody in the world is thinking: I wish th...
DORIS LESSING I asked a member of the crew if I could have the sheets that Jon and George laid on autographed and ...
DORIS PINTER 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