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Karen Carpenter: I remember thinking...

Karen Carpenter: I remember thinking...

I remember thinking back then, 'Oh God, if we don't get a hit by the time I'm 20 I have to kill myself!' Well, we JUST...

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Whitney Houston: Growing around [great...

Whitney Houston: Growing around [great...

Growing around [great musicians], you just can't help it. I identified with it immediately. It was something that was...

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Whitney Houston: God gave me...

Whitney Houston: God gave me...

God gave me a voice to sing with, and when you have that, what other gimmick is there?

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Tennessee Ernie Ford: Do you want...

Tennessee Ernie Ford: Do you want...

Do you want to be successful? Nurture your talent.

Source: In The Book of Country...

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Kenny Rogers: The music business...

Kenny Rogers: The music business...

The music business is strictly business.

Source: In The Book of Country Music...

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Ethel Merman: Always give them...

Ethel Merman: Always give them...

Always give them the old fire, even when you feel like a squashed cake of ice.

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Dean Martin: If you drink,...

Dean Martin: If you drink,...

If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt.

Source: In The Golfer's Book of Wisdom,...

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Will Rogers: Don't let yesterday...

Will Rogers: Don't let yesterday...

Don't let yesterday use up too much of today!

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Burt Reynolds: You can only...

Burt Reynolds: You can only...

You can only hold your stomach in for so many years.

Source: On retiring briefly...

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Flip Wilson: Funny is an...

Flip Wilson: Funny is an...

Funny is an attitude.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection,...

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Bill Cosby: Civilization had too...

Bill Cosby: Civilization had too...

Civilization had too many rules for me, so I did my best to rewrite them.

Source:...

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Joan Rivers: I succeeded by...

Joan Rivers: I succeeded by...

I succeeded by saying what everyone else is thinking.

Source: In An Uncommon Scold,...

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Joan Rivers: My routines come...

Joan Rivers: My routines come...

My routines come out of total unhappiness. My audiences are my group therapy.

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Beatrice Lillie: [R]eaction and laughter...

Beatrice Lillie: [R]eaction and laughter...

[R]eaction and laughter come easier at an evening performance, when the audience is more inclined to forget its...

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Gracie Allen: The Senate is...

Gracie Allen: The Senate is...

The Senate is the only show in the world where the cash customers have to sit in the...

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Rita Rudner: Before I met...

Rita Rudner: Before I met...

Before I met my husband I'd never fallen in love, though I'd stepped in it a few times.

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Lucille Ball: Love yourself first...

Lucille Ball: Love yourself first...

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in...

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Amie Comeaux: Sometimes in spite...

Amie Comeaux: Sometimes in spite...

Sometimes in spite of difference
Sometimes against all odds
Some things are meant to happen
It's written in...

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Steven Spielberg: Only a generation...

Steven Spielberg: Only a generation...

Only a generation of readers will span a generation of writers.

Source: In The...

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Oliver Stone: When you look...

Oliver Stone: When you look...

When you look at a movie, you look at a director's thought process.

Source: Oliver...

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