You do n’t get over it, but you cope, what else can you do ? When Carrie died, I did n’t want to get out of bed for a while, but I had a play to finish that we started that Hal Prince was going to direct. I owed it to Carrie, and I owed it to Hal Prince.

Carol Burnett

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Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me. by Carol Burnett

Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.

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Before you go to bed, write down three 'gratefuls' for the day and three 'did wells' (they can even include something as simple as doing the laundry)-the results can be amazing!

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When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go. by Carol Burnett

When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go.

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If someone tells you that you cannot do something and you believe... by Carol Burnett

If someone tells you that you cannot do something and you believe it, they are right.

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You have to have faith that there is a reason you go through certain things. I can't say I'm glad to go through pain, but in a way one must, in order to gain courage and really feel joy.

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It's almost impossible to be funnier than the people in Washingto... by Carol Burnett

It's almost impossible to be funnier than the people in Washington.

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No one ever said life was fair. Just Eventful. by Carol Burnett

No one ever said life was fair. Just Eventful.

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You have to go through the falling down in order to learn to walk. It helps to know that you can survive it. That's an education in itself.

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It's also selfish because it makes you feel good when you help others. I've been helped by acts of kindness from strangers. That's why we're here, after all, to help others.

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I had a good loud voice and I wasn't afraid to be goofy or zany. by Carol Burnett

I had a good loud voice and I wasn't afraid to be goofy or zany.

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If you see a kid in school, who is a little shy ... that's when you should reach out. When you do, you are going to open up a flower and discover something wonderful.

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You do have to love your kids enough to let them hate you. But it's the disease that's hating you, not them.

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Comedy is tragedy plus time. by Carol Burnett

Comedy is tragedy plus time.

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We don't stop going to school when we graduate. by Carol Burnett

We don't stop going to school when we graduate.

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Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own. by Carol Burnett

Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own.

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If you want to know the feeling [of labor pain], just take your bottom lip and pull it over your head.

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But I don't begrudge anybody, because I know how hard it is to have that dream and to make it happen, whether or not it's just to put a roof over your head and food on the table.

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Giving birth is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over yo... by Carol Burnett

Giving birth is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head.

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I couldn't get the laughter out of my head. It wasn't career. It wasn't even a choice. It was a calling.

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I'm really not that funny in real life. But I am the best audienc... by Carol Burnett

I'm really not that funny in real life. But I am the best audience one could find. I love to laugh.

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