“I avoid looking back. I prefer good memories to regrets.”
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January 2011
“It’s that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so ‘don’t fuss, dear; get on with it.”
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“I would like to be remembered as someone who accomplished useful deeds, and who was a kind and loving person. I would like to leave the memory of a human being with a correct attitude and who did her best to help others.”
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Hold It Against Me
Britney Spears
Britney Spear’s new single “Hold It Against Me”
“What is considered trash or quality in the South has nothing to do with money. Some of the best families around here haven’t had money for generations. The emphasis is on breeding and manners. No amount of money can make you quality if you don’t act like quality. For instance, good Southern belles don’t place much importance on paying $400 to buy a pocketbook that’s got some Italian designer’s initials all over it. In the South, grandmother’s monogrammed napkin rings are much more important than Gucci’s monogrammed luggage. To think otherwise is just considered tacky. And around here, nothing is more tacky than being tacky.”
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“My dear, this is something you must always remember. Your bosom can be fake. Your smile can be fake and your hair color can be fake. But your pearls and your silver must always be real.”
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“To be more interesting, talk about ideas, not people.”
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“To be more interesting, talk about ideas, not people.”
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Story time!
Last night at work, my boss’s two year old called me “little lady” and patted my hand good-bye. Gentleman-in-training all the way.
“Your dresses should be tight enough to show you’re a woman and loose enough to show you’re a lady.”
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“Raising good cotton, riding well, shooting straight, dancing lightly, squiring the ladies with elegance and carrying one’s liquor like a gentleman were the things that mattered.”
—Gone With The Wind (via carolinapearls)
