- Bess Truman
(02/13/1885 – 10/18/1982)
US first lady (34) (was married to Harry S Truman; see other US first ladies), on living in the White House
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"If only Bapu [Gandhi] knew the cost of setting him up in poverty."
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"I won't lock my doors or bar them either if any of the old coots in the pictures out in the hall want to come out of their frames for a friendly chat."
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"When the Supreme Court moved to Washington in 1800, it was provided with no books, which probably accounts for the high quality of early opinions."
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| "All the good ideas I ever had came to me while I was milking a cow." |  |
"Englishwomen's shoes look as if they had been made by someone who had often heard shoes described but who had never seen any."
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"Rules are made for people who aren't willing to make up their own."
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"Canada Post doesn't really charge 32 cents for a stamp. It's 2 cents for postage, and 30 cents for storage."
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"You should be a hero to yourself. If you're not... check it out."
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"Artists everywhere steal mercilessly all the time and I think this is healthy."
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"It's nice when people want your autograph, but it's a little strange because I never expected it. I still kind of think, 'Oh, who am I?"
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| Died 02/12 | Died 02/13 | Died 02/14 | Death Dates |