Aside from the fact that they say it's unhealthy, my fat ain't never been no trouble. Mens always have loved me. My kids ain't never complained. Plus they's fat.
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Related Me and my clique got class, school you a quick minute, and we aint never finished till ignorance is ... DEDRICK D. L. PITTER So aint you think just causen you in this car now means any damn thing. It aint. He pretending it do... STACIA KANE The trouble with people is not that they dont know but that they know so much that aint so. JOSH BILLINGS We're at bare bone now. There is no fat here, ... There has never been any fat here. BILL DIXON I never feel that my music is sparse or minimalist; the way fat people never really think they'r... MORTON FELDMAN I have always loved art and architecture, in fact, that has always been my first love, never acting ... DWAYNE HICKMAN She never complained about it. She loved those kids. ANGELA ROSS Well, Son, I tell you, life for me aint been no crystal stair. Its been hard and bare and rough p... LANGSTON HUGHES Oh Lord, help me change my ways, Show a litlle mercy on judgement day, It aint me I was raised this ... TUPAC SHAKUR I have always wanted a mistress who was fat, and I have never found one. To make a fool of me, they ... PAUL GAUGUIN The people that know the least about you say the most about you. Aint that hilarious? DEDRICK D. L. PITTER WhEN SOmEonE ASkS yOU For A SweeT NEvEr Say U AInt HUNgery!! Its Dogs Who EAt FOr HUnger PeoplE Eat ... MONIKA SINGH I have been Fat Joe since I was a kid. It's always been my name and always will be. FAT JOE If they need me somewhere, I never say no. I always carry my three gloves. PEDRO FELIZ I love fat people. Every fat person says it's not their fault, that they have gland trouble. You... JESSE VENTURA "I am NOT a loser. And I have never been a quitter---said the fat smoker." (Note that the ending par... JAMES DEE RICHARDSON But I didn’t dare. That has always been my trouble. I’ve never dared enough. MICHAEL MORPURGO I hired a personal trainer to help me lose 25 pounds and get from obese to fat. My next step will be... ADAM MCKAY I have sometimes questioned the advice and direction I received from my parents and grandparents, bu... JAMES E. FAUST Fat noses have no place in the Hindi film industry. But it is not so in the West - otherwise, Anthon... OM PURI Stories had always been told about male genies coming out of bottles, but they were usually fat, old... SIDNEY SHELDON Every fat person says it's not their fault, that they have gland trouble. You know which gland? The ... JESSE VENTURA I have not always been fat. I have certainly never been this fat. I am shocked, sometimes, at how un... JOANNA FRANKLIN BELL I would never be like, 'Hey, I'm fat!' or, like, be psyched if somebody calls me fat in ... SARAH BAKER I have always been reconciled to the fact that I was born a bibliomaniac, never have I sought a cure... LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL I always admired trumpet players like Harry James. I always loved that melodic sound, a fat sound. GREG BONHAM He's never complained, and the fact he's never complained and said anything negative through this wh... MIKE HOLT Hot dogs are a mystery food, never know with hot dogs. They have 250 to 300 or more calories and ton... LISA LILLIEN In my own mind, I am still a fat brunette from Toledo, and I always will be. GLORIA STEINEM A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts. ST. JEROME A fat paunch never breeds fine thoughts. SAINT JEROME I'm still the fat kid from high school who never had a date. NATHAN LANE I have fallen in love with American names, the sharp, gaunt names that never get fat. STEPHEN VINCENT BENET I loved my parents... but that can never change the fact that my father's violence ruined my chi... PAT CONROY My mom has been through so much. But she has always been there for me and stood behind me. She alway... ANGELA HUNT I had an amazing childhood and always loved to sing and dance, but there were moments where I had up... JESSIE J All the fat guys watch me and say to their wives, 'See, there's a fat guy doing okay. Bring me anoth... MICKEY LOLICH It's a start. The fat lady never sings here. RON BEVACQUA My father was a man of love. He always loved me to death. He worked hard in the fields, but my fathe... JOHNNY CASH Everything that goes into my mouth seems to make me fat, everything that comes out of my mouth embar... GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ By the age of 18, I was very fat. My dad would say there's a Spall fat gene. But I was fat becau... RAFE SPALL My daughter Rakehsa has never been arrested and never been in trouble with the law, CYNTHIA HARRIS This place aint the same. It never will be. Maybe we've all got a little crazy. I guess if everbody ... CORMAC MCCARTHY Michael Delaney used to be fat. Not puppy-padding fat—bursting-frankfurts-in-a-boiling-pot fat. He... AARON DRIES I find no sweeter fat than sticks to my own bones. WALT WHITMAN My father was a man of love. He always loved me to death. He worked hard in the fields, but my fathe... JOHNNY CASH I have never been a material girl. My father always told me never to love anything that cannot love ... IMELDA MARCOS I have lived my life in a culture that hates fat people. CAMRYN MANHEIM Gratuitous fat jokes always hurt, no matter what. JOSH PECK My act is sort of improvisational. I have a skeleton in my head, but no fat or skin on it. PAULA POUNDSTONE The things I never say never get me into trouble. CALVIN COOLIDGE Some people have told me they don't think a fat penguin really embodies the grace of Linux, which j... LINUS TORVALDS Some people have told me they don't think a fat penguin really embodies the grace of Linux, which ju... LINUS TORVALDS It was like mine was after Marquette. Plus he's so skinny, so it looks bigger. The top half of (my a... ERIC HICKS My Big Fat Greek Wedding. KELLY RIPA I have always been a very keen walker, though, and I often took a camera with me on my walks. FAY GODWIN They should have never made that call, ... They complained about the refs all year. MICHAEL JORDAN It's not the fat that's making you fat: it's not understanding separating carbohydrates ... SUZANNE SOMERS My mom has always been my support system. She taught me to never give up and to keep pursuing my pas... MANDY MOORE ليس الجلوس على المقعد هو الذى جعلك سمينا،إنما الخوف أن ... أنيس منصور He's never complained to me. HAROLD GARDNER I always feel sad for the girl that I was, because it never occurred to me that my mother might comf... GILLIAN FLYNN Our favorite taste is a combination of fat and sugar in any form. I'd have to say the fat is worse, ... ANNE COLLINS I did side planks for my obliques, which are one of my trouble areas. And traditional planks tone yo... ASHLEY GREENE I have actually been sporty right from my childhood. I was quite chubby in the first eight years of ... SHILPA SHETTY It was books that kept me from taking my own life after I thought I could never love anyone, never b... WILL HARONDALE, CLOCKWORK PRINCE It was books that kept me from taking my own life after I thought I could never love anyone, never b... CASSANDRA CLAIRE Your mama coming back. Just cause you cant sees a person aint mean nothing. They still there. You wo... NANCY RAWLES I'm scared to death of being poor. It's like a fat girl who loses 500 pounds but is always fat insid... CHER Wellington has been there for me throughout the years, ... I've had my problems. He never told me wh... LAWRENCE TAYLOR Chicken fat, beef fat, fish fat, fried foods - these are the foods that fuel our fat genes by giving... NEAL BARNARD No woman wants to have fat ankles. CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN The fact was that I had always been considered a leader in my scholastic career. It just never dawne... GERALDINE STUTZ I was fat, so I have the right to tell other fat people not only that they should lose weight, but a... JEAN NIDETCH Certainly adding fats in the form of oils is fattening and unhealthy, but naturally fat-rich foods l... JOEL FUHRMAN Yes, I was fat, but I dealt with it by simply never thinking about it. It is useful, when you are fa... ROGER EBERT They call me Superman, Leap tall hoes in a single bound, I'm single now, Got no ring on this finger ... EMINEM I should say upfront that I have never been in a cellar in my life. In fact, I can see no reason why... RACHEL HAWKINS I'm not always fat, but when I'm thin, people don't seem to notice. I'm seen as a fat person no matt... TIMOTHY SPALL I was still alive. Ha! Take that kidnappers. Still alive. Maybe it was my butt that was feeding me. ... KATE BRIAN She gave me the dog-eye and moved slightly back. “Are you concerned about your weight,... EDDIE OWENS I have always been an animal lover. I had a hard time disassociating the animals I cuddled with - do... KRISTEN BELL Enormous? Did you just call me FAT? I am not fat. - Jace CASSANDRA CLARE They never complained about the haircuts, either. ALYCE WIEDNER The trouble with words is that you never know whose mouths they have been in DENNIS POTTER Kids are fat because of lack of parenting. BEN SHAPIRO What are you trying to say, that I'm fat? DEREK DAMON I stopped dieting on plain, boring, unsatisfying food and started eating rich, delicious meals full ... SUZANNE SOMERS Life, its so great, but when we act like shit and do shit, then it aint. Why should we act like that... TUPAC SHAKUR Be realistic with your expectations. I'd really like to cuddle a unicorn, but it aint going to happe... INDIA KNIGHT I never got along with my dad. Kids used to come up to me and say, "My dad can beat up your dad." I'... BILL HICKS It has been said that life has treated me harshly; and sometimes I have complained in my heart becau... HELEN KELLER The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. —ALICE WALKER DEMI LOVATO I do not believe in mixing of the races. You can quote me. I don't believe in it, and I never have. ... NINA SIMONE Since there is no one else to praise me, I will praise myself -- will say that I have never tampered... KURT VONNEGUT JR. He never complained. He seemed to have no instinct for the making much of oneself that complaining r... WENDELL BERRY I've always been a thin girl. I'm not going to be fat, ever. Let's get that straight. Wh... WHITNEY HOUSTON I have a tendency to evolve into William Shatner, with my big fat face. JASON BATEMAN What we find is what the sensible books have been recommending. These were people who had a high-fat... BARBARA HOWARD I have never been loved enough to gain the desire of reproducing a being in the image of my lover an... RACHILDE
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