I survived my childhood by birthing many separate identities to stand in for one another in times of great stress and fear.

Roseanne Barr
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  1. The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it.

  2. Men read maps better than women because only men can understand the concept of an inch equaling a hundred miles.

  3. Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month that I can be myself.

  4. The most out-there thing I’m saying is, ‘Don’t have babies. Don’t get married and have kids. Have a larger life than that.

  5. I figure when my husband comes home from work, if the kids are still alive, then I've done my job.

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