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There were nine children in my fathers family and eight in my mothers. My grandparents did the best with what they had. After the Depression, they were scratching out a living and working hard. They kept the family going.
There were nine children in my fathers family and eight in my mothers. My grandparents did the best with what they had. After the Depression, they were scratching out a living and working hard. They kept the family going.
 Cheryl Ladd

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Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.
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Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
Never complain and never explain.
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 George S. Patton

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My mother could do absolutely anything. She was like Martha Stewart before such a thing existed
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My mother, grandmother and older sister all cooked, so it was hard to get into the kitchen. So I have no talent for cooking. I was always out in the garage with my dad. I have a tool belt. I'm a repair chick
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I’m mourning with the rest of the world for the talented, gorgeous, funny, intelligent John Forsythe but my heart is broken for the loss of my dear, dear friend and neighbor. I will miss him terribly.
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