"Burlesque thrived during the Great Depression, and by extension, so, too, did Gypsy [Rose Lee]. Men could no longer afford to pay $5.50 to see a show on Broadway, but they could scrape together $1.00 for a matinee at a burlesque house."

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Source : Source: tech.blorge.com

#Men Quotes #Rose Quotes #House Quotes

“Dear young people, do not bury your talents, the gifts that god has given you! Do not be afraid to dream of great things!”
“In the old days, athletes got worked up about the strict rules - today they get worked up about these rules being ignored elsewhere.”
“As we pass through the trials of life, let us keep an eternal perspective, let us not complain, let us become even more prayerful, let us serve others, and let us forgive one another. As we do this, 'all things [will] work together for good to [us] that love God.'”
“Whatever evil befalls us, we ought to ask ourselves... how we can turn it into good. So shall we take occasion, from one bitter root, to raise perhaps many flowers.”
“If I could still play, I would be trying. It's been 15 years.”
“What I say is that the supreme and singular joy of making love resides in the certainty of doing evil.”
“I wanted to break the record, of course, and become the youngest person to sail around the world solo and unassisted.”

Source : Abby Sunderland, Lynn Vincent (2011). “Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas”, p.27, Thomas Nelson Inc
“In my work, I have never had any use for anything that I have known in advance.”

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