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A man is designed to walk three miles in the rain to phone for help when the car breaks down - and a woman is designed to say, 'you took your time' when he comes back dripping wet.
Victoria Wood
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Victoria Wood
Age: 62 †
Born: 1953
Born: May 19
Died: 2016
Died: April 20
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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 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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In Russia, show the least athletic aptitude and they've got you dangling off the parallel bars with a leotard full of hormones.
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Radio killed variety and TV killed radio, and the internet will kill television and it will go on and on.
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People always think I hate doing interviews. I don't. I wouldn't do them if I didn't like them.
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Acting is not my favourite thing. I don't like wearing costumes and wigs.
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I have stayed true to that first idea that people can have a day in their lives that is very important and if they can reconnect with that day, reconnect with the people they were then, they can suddenly revive their emotions.
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Last time I went Intercity there were a couple across the aisle having sex. Of course, this being a British train, nobody said anything. Then they finished, they both lit up a cigarette and this woman stood up and said, Excuse me, I think you'll find this is a non-smoking compartment.
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I wouldn't kidnap a man for sex - I'm not saying I couldn't use someone to oil the mower.
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