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A man has always wanted to lay me down but he never wanted to pick me up.
Eartha Kitt
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Eartha Kitt
Age: 81 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 17
Died: 2008
Died: December 25
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Eartha Mae Keith
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The boys that were running away from America because they didn't want to get involved with the Vietnam War had come to me. They would tell me how they felt.
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I don't go for very handsome men. Like they say in England, toy boys break too easily.
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I love being in America. I used to love traveling and I am glad that I was able to go around the world. I still love to go to Europe, but I always want to come home.
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I fight for other people better than I fight for myself.
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I was trying to find out who my father was. They say that at that time, that if you are illegitimate, the father doesn't have to put his name down on the certificate.
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I still can't go over a subway grating without looking down to see if there is some money there.
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Young ghetto boys thought that in this society, the good guys lost and the bad guys won.
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The river is constantly turning and bending and you never know where it's going to go and where you'll wind up. Following the bend in the river and staying on your own path means that you are on the right track. Don't let anyone deter you from that.
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I was given away. If your mother gives you away, you think everybody who comes into your life is going to give you away.
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Thank God you've got a sense of humor, or you'd be in trouble.
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I've always said to my men friends, If you really care for me, darling, you will give me territory. Give me land, give me land.
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I have used all the manure that has been thrown on me as fertilizer to make me stronger.
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In essence, I'm a sophisticated cotton picker.
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