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Humor comes from self-confidence.

Rita Mae Brown

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Rita Mae Brown
Age: 79
Born: 1944
Born: November 28
Autobiographer
Lgbtiq+ Rights Activist
Novelist
Playwright
Poet
Polo Player
Prosaist
Screenwriter
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Self
Confidence
Humor
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Reality

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Odd thing about death ... it reaffirms life.
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I believe all literature started as gossip.
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Life is too short to be miserable.
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[A pariah is] something like a martyr with more suffering and less class.
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I have finally figured out that the purpose of life is to enjoy it.
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I believe every change any word has undergone probably originated in ignorance.
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Women need to feel loved and men need to feel needed.
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One must fight for a life of action, not reaction.
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People are like tea bags you never know how strong they'll be until they're in hot water. In times of trouble, you not only discover what you truly believe but whether or not you can act on your beliefs.
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Love is the wild card of existence.
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I don't believe in straight or gay. I really don't. I think we're all degrees of bisexual.
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Life matters more than any painting, novel, film, or great big diamond.
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Never hope for it more than you work for it.
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