Rita Mae Brown Quotes
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The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best…
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About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what…
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I became a lesbian because of women, because women are beautiful, strong, and compassionate.
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You can't be truly rude until you understand good manners.
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Life is too short to be miserable.
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The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself.
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Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself.
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One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.
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Divorce is the one human tragedy that reduces everything to cash.
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Women who love women are Lesbians. Men, because they can only think of women in sexual terms, define Lesbian as sex between women.
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Morals are private. Decency is public.
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Humor comes from self-confidence.
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Art is moral passion married to entertainment. Moral passion without entertainment is propaganda, and entertainment without moral passion is television.
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I've met many irresponsible people in my life but never an irresponsible cat.
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I believe in a lively disrespect for most forms of authority.
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A peacefulness follows any decision, even the wrong one.
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I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.
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Don't ask to live in tranquil times. Literature doesn't grow there.
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A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction.
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A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all.
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