"I wish I had a twin, so I could know what I'd look like without plastic surgery."

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“I hate housework! You make the beds, you do the dishes—and six months later you have to start all over again.”

“I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw that my bath toys were a toaster and a radio.”

“Never floss with a stranger.”

“Before we make love, my husband takes a pain killer.”

“A man can sleep around, no questions asked, but if a woman makes nineteen or twenty mistakes she's a tramp.”

“I succeeded by saying what everyone else is thinking.”

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