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" I've just tried to be a responsible person and pay my bills. But whatever it is I do, I want to do the best I can. "
Phyllis Smith
Want
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" I had one young man tell me he wished I was his mom. Another young woman told me that every time she watched 'The Office,' I reminded her of her mother, who had just passed away a year ago, and that every time she saw me she felt as if she had a piece of her mom still with her. "
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" In today's world, everyone's so clued into their iPhones, and communication is going by the wayside as far as one-on-one is concerned. It's very seldom that I walk into a room and parents make their children say hello and have a social grace with one another. "
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" I'm just a normal person, believe me. "
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" We all have these emotions, but you never really want to own up to sadness. You want to bury it. "
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