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Valerie Harper

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    Valerie Harper

    Be grateful for each moment we have and be happy, but more than anything live it fully.

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    Dessert doesn't count if you eat under an assumed identity.

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    Valerie Harper

    Don't go to the funeral until the day of the funeral - live this day.

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    Valerie Harper

    Don't miss your life.

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    I don’t think of dying, I think of being here now.

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    I heard that someone asked Mother Teresa what was most important in her work. I thought she'd say the Rosary but she said, 'My nuns and I take very good care of ourselves so we can tend to the lepers and do whatever we need to assist.' If you're strong, or at least not hurting, you can inspire others.

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    Valerie Harper

    I'm painfully middle class.

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    In a one-woman show, there must be compelling material that you adore. In both of these there are conversations with you and another character. My Second City (improvisation) background comes in very handy for accent and body posture.

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    I used to get some ego thing out of saying I wasn't a star, just an actress. Forget it. I'm a star. I wanted it. I worked for it. I got it.

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    Life is amazing. Live it to the fullest. Stay as long as you can.

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    When I was younger I'd berate myself: You're fat, you're not a good dancer, you'll never have a boyfriend. I don't sweat that kind of stuff anymore. Now every day is a miracle. I've also learned that if something is painful or upsetting, you shouldn't hide from it. You should make it part of your life instead.

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    Valerie Harper

    I long ago came to the understanding that the problems I once had with food were not merely about food. Eating was a way of trying to fill up the emptiness, to provide comfort. It was a substitute for love. I'm not referring to the love that comes from someone else. The love that was missing from my life was self-love. With age I've discovered a sense of worth that makes me less hungry. A piece of cake is just a piece of cake.