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"In Russia, as I sat there day after day wearing headphones, listening to the interpreter struggle to make our words relevant, I wondered if we could establish meaningful rapport with a nation that had never seen raisins dance in dark glasses on TV...never had a garage sale."
"I've never vied for power in the family before. Pointing a box at the garage door and saying "Open!" was never a big deal, but holding that television tuner and realizing I alone control what is flashed on the screen brings out the Iacocca in me."
"Maybe age is kinder to us than we think. With my bad eyes, I can't see how bad I look, and with my rotten memory, I have a good excuse for getting out of a lot of stuff."
"Don't worry about who doesn't like you, who has more, or who's doing what."
"People usually survive their illnesses, but the paper work eventually does them in. Filing a claim for insurance is terminal."
"You show me a boy who brings a snake home to his mother and I'll show you an orphan."
"To say, "Well, I write when I really get into it" is a bunch of bull. Put the paper in the typewriter, stare at it a long time, get snowblindness if you have to, but write something."
"I firmly believe kids don't want your understanding. They want your trust, your compassion, your blinding love and your car keys, but you try to understand them and you're in big trouble."
"I don't think women outlive men, Doctor. It only seems longer."
"My mother phones daily to ask, "Did you just try to reach me?" When I reply no, she adds, "So, if you're not too busy, call me while I'm still alive," . . . and hangs up."
"Motherhood isn't just a series of contractions; it's a state of mind. From the moment we know life is inside us, we feel a responsibility to protect and defend that human being."
"I became hysterical and frightened and begged for sedation. And that was just the first prenatal visit."
"I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained, or the sofa faded."
"My idea of 'roughing it' is when you have to have an extension for your electric blanket."
"If compliments were food, I'd have starved to death 28 years ago."
"If anyone knew where they were, I'd send the ISDBB (Incredibly Stupid and Dumb Beyond Belief) award to the two guys who tried to break in to the Ohio penitentiary."
"I've always been intrigued with the variety of answers this generation will give their children who ask, "Where did I come from, Mommy?" They will range from "Number 176 vial in Buffalo, New York," to "You were defrosted.""
"Having a delivery covered by Medicare just isn't going to fly. It's too risky for a woman to put a baby down and not remember where she left it."
"I have just come up with a wonderful solution to end all wars. Let me give directions on how to get there."
"Hello there. I'm out social climbing, but if you leave your name and number and if you're anybody, I'll get back to you."