Miriam Margolyes
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MIRIAM ROBBINS This accolade spotlights the increasingly high expectations of today's discerning consumers who trav... MIRIAM AROND Today's children are very opinionated. You have kids that only want to wear pink, or only want to we... MIRIAM AROND Children's wear is such an important part of the fashion market. Just about every big designer is go... MIRIAM AROND Touching is extremely exciting for children. It eliminates the distance between children and art. MIRIAM AROND People are waiting longer to have kids, so they have more disposable income to spend when they final... MIRIAM AROND Although I have spent this book ranting about supper, you may have noticed that, underneath it all, ... MIRIAM WEINSTEIN I titled the album Reflections because I am reflecting on my music career. MIRIAM MAKEBA They thought that would silence the opposition. They thought nobody would find out, so we started hi... 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My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was tough. 
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The environment I was raised in, you had to, to survive. 
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I think I fell in love with her, a little bit. Isn't that dumb? But it was like I knew her. Like she... 
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