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No one ever said life was fair. Just Eventful.
Carol Burnett
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Carol Burnett
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: April 26
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Carol Creighton Burnett
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If someone tells you that you cannot do something and you believe it, they are right.
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When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go.
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But I don't begrudge anybody, because I know how hard it is to have that dream and to make it happen, whether or not it's just to put a roof over your head and food on the table.
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I have always grown from my problems and challenges, from the things that don't work out, that's when I've really learned.
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It costs a lot to sue a magazine, and it's too bad that we don't have a system where the losing team has to pay the winning team's lawyers.
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