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I've never understood the point of ecstasy. I think if I wanted to get dehydrated and jump about with a load of people I've never met before I could go to a Methodist barn dance.

Victoria Wood

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Victoria Wood
Age: 62 †
Born: 1953
Born: May 19
Died: 2016
Died: April 20
Comedian
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Singer-Songwriter
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If God had meant them to be lifted and separated, He would have put one on each shoulder.
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If God had meant men to have children, he would have given them a PVC apron.
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In my day we didn't have sex education, we just picked up what we could off the television.
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In London it's easy not to be the focus of attention, especially when Sting lives in the house just behind you.
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My mother, she didn't believe in praise. She'd never say anything was great. I think that's quite Northern, to not make people feel too good. I didn't mind if she was proud of me or not, it didn't bother me. I was never trying to please her.
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If you behave normally, people treat you normally. It's only when you act as if you're someone special that they feel obliged to stand on ceremony.
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