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My boyfriend keeps telling me Ive got to own things. So, first I bought this car. And then he told me I oughta get a hou
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"My boyfriend keeps telling me I've got to own things. So, first I bought this car. And then he told me I oughta get a house. 'Why a house?' 'Well, you gotta have a place to park the car.'"

- Julia Roberts

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This quote by Julia Roberts is a funny take on the idea of materialism. Her boyfriend is motivating her to buy things, beginning with a cars and truck, and after that recommending she buy a home to park the automobile in. It is an amusing take on the concept that product ownerships are necessary which having a lot of them suggests success. It likewise suggests that her partner is trying to impress her with his product ownerships, and that she is not always thinking about buying things for the sake of having them. The quote is an easy going method of satirizing the concept of materialism and the idea that having a lot of belongings signifies success.

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Julia Roberts This quote is written / told by Julia Roberts somewhere between October 28, 1967 and today. She was a famous Actress from USA. The author also have 42 other quotes.

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