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God deals us all different hands. How we play 'em is up to us.

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Jeannette Walls
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: April 21
Journalist
Writer
Phoenix
Arizona
Deals
Hands
Play
Different
Ems

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You should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them. You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that.
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Horses were never wrong. They always did what they did for a reason, and it was up to you to figure it out.
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No one expected you to amount to much, she told me. Lori was the smart one, Maureen the pretty one, and Brian the brave one. You never had much going for you except that you always worked hard.
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Teaching is a calling too. And I've always thought that teachers in their way are holy - angels leading their flocks out of the darkness.
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I found out that people are incredibly compassionate and kind. It really changed my view of the world.
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When people kill themselves, they think they're ending the pain, but all they're doing is passing it on to those they leave behind.
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Interesting people always have a past.
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You'll never make a fortune working for the boss man.
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One thing about whoring: It put a chicken on the table.
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I reached my full height at age 11, and I was clumsy as all get-out - all elbows and knees, couldn't get up a flight of stairs without falling down. I wanted to be a cute, petite blonde, but I'm a big ol' strapping thing, so I just accept it.
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She wore tight corsets to give her a teeny waist - I helped her lace them up - but they had the effect of causing her to faint. Mom called it the vapors and said it was a sign of her high breeding and delicate nature. I thought it was a sign that the corset made it hard to breathe.
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Whoever coined the phrase 'a man's got to play the hand that was dealt him' was most certainly one piss-poor bluffer.
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You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that.
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I always wanted to be a serious journalist.
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I believe that everyone has some huge talent in them the really lucky ones discover what it is.
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Look at the way you live. You've sold out. Next thing I know you'll become a Republican. She shook her head. Where are the values I raised you with?
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Why spend the afternoon making a meal that will be gone in an hour, she'd ask us, when in the same amount of time, I can do a painting that will last forever?
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We're stronger than we realize.
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My older sister achieved her dream of being an artist. She's an illustrator living in Manhattan.
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I listen to music mostly in the evening. I've come to love what is called world music, like the Zimbabwean Oliver Mtukudzi and the Colombian singer Marta Gomez. I also love the Irish folk singer Mary Black. Other favorites include Chet Baker, Eva Cassidy, and Billie Holiday.
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