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“I've been described as a tough and noisy woman, a prize fighter, a man-hater, you name it. They call me Battling Bella, Mother Courage, and a Jewish mother with more complaints than Portnoy. There are those who say I'm impatient, impetuous, uppity, rude, profane, brash, and overbearing. Whether I'm any of those things, or all of them, you can decide for yourself. But whatever I am -- and this ought to be made very clear -- I am a very serious woman.”
Source : Bella S. Abzug (1972). “Bella!: Ms. Abzug Goes to Washington”, Saturday Review Press
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“At this level, you put a lot of pressure on yourself as a player to perform and do well.”
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“I'd like to be the ambassador to the Bahamas.”
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“Blues fallin' down like hail And the day keeps on worryin' me There's a hell hound on my trail.”
Source : "Hell Hound on My Trail" (song) (1937)
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“Men who stand on any other foundation than the rock Christ Jesus are like birds that build in trees by the side of rivers. The bird sings in the branches, and the river sings below, but all the while the waters are undermining the soil about the roots, till, in some unsuspected hour, the tree falls with a crash into the stream; and then its nest is sunk, its home is gone, and the bird is a wanderer.”
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“The United States share of the African market it's very small, it's only about 8 percent.”
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“Fundamentally, the answers to our challenges in healthcare relies in engaging and empowering the individual.”
Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com. 
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“Boys, boys, boys. Boys buy the little spinny tops, they but the action figures, girls buy princesses, we're not selling princesses.”
Source : "Blood-Boiler of the Day: TV Show Canceled for Having Too Many Smart, Interesting Girl Characters" by Inkoo Kang, www.indiewire.com. December 19, 2013.
