Lucille Ball
Actress, Comedian
"In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by."
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Hard Life
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Amanda Peterson
Author
"It is funny you know, you spend 12 years of your life learning about things and about life, but they never really tell you how hard life really is."
Paul Simon
Musician, Songwriter
"Why am I so soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?"
Blaise Pascal
Mathematician, Physicist, Philosopher
"When a soldier complains of his hard life (or a labourer, etc.) try giving him nothing to do."
Eleanor Roosevelt
Political Activist, Diplomat
"The only joy in this hard life is serving others."
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"Life is hard? True - but let's love it anyhow, though it breaks every bone in our bodies."
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"I know a lot of people who are struggling musicians; it's a hard life, and I've risked being that. The rewards are tremendous now that I've made it, I thank God every day. But I put it all on the line for it."
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"You know, I've had a bitter, hard life since I last heard your voice and if I've survived it's all because of you."
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"Climate change has been immense difficulties of pains or illness or hard life on this planet. So through that way, you have sense of concern of the well being, not sky, not just the environment itself."
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"It's a hard life if you don't weaken."
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"cause it's a hard life, with love in the world. and i'm a hard girl, loving me is like chewing on pearls."
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