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Willie Nelson: I never gave...

Willie Nelson: I never gave...

I never gave up on country music because I knew what I was doing was not that bad.

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Art Linkletter: The four stages...

Art Linkletter: The four stages...

The four stages of a man are infancy, childhood, adolescence and obsolescence.

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Patti Smith: As far as...

Patti Smith: As far as...

As far as I'm concerned, being any gender is a drag.

Source: In Words of Women...

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Joan Didion: You have to...

Joan Didion: You have to...

You have to pick the places you don't walk away from.

Source: In Words of Women...

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Naomi Judd: There are many...

Naomi Judd: There are many...

There are many paths but only one journey.

Source: In The Book of Country Music...

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Marian Anderson: You lose a...

Marian Anderson: You lose a...

You lose a lot of time hating people.

Source: In The New York Times, 18 Apr...

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Miriam Makeba: I look at...

Miriam Makeba: I look at...

I look at a stream and I see myself: a native South African, flowing irresistibly over hard obstacles until they...

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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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James Brown: Sometimes you struggle...

James Brown: Sometimes you struggle...

Sometimes you struggle so hard to feed your family one way, you forget to feed them the other way, with spiritual...

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James Brown: When I'm on...

James Brown: When I'm on...

When I'm on stage, I'm trying to do one thing: bring people joy. Just like church does. People don't go to church to...

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Billie Holiday: No two people...

Billie Holiday: No two people...

No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in music or it isn't music.

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Bette Davis: Without wonder and...

Bette Davis: Without wonder and...

Without wonder and insight, acting is just a trade. With it, it becomes creation.

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Helen Hayes: Everybody starts at...

Helen Hayes: Everybody starts at...

Everybody starts at the top, and then has the problem of staying there. Lasting accomplishment, however, is still...

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Katharine Hepburn: Life can be...

Katharine Hepburn: Life can be...

Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I've had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly...

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Marlo Thomas: Fame lost its...

Marlo Thomas: Fame lost its...

Fame lost its appeal for me when I went into a public restroom and an autograph seeker handed me a pen and paper...

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Glenda Jackson: I used to...

Glenda Jackson: I used to...

I used to believe that anything was better than nothing. Now I know that sometimes nothing is...

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Elizabeth Ashley: The only thing...

Elizabeth Ashley: The only thing...

The only thing I like about being an actress is acting.

Source: In The Last Word -...

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Shelley Long: I'm not as...

Shelley Long: I'm not as...

I'm not as klutzy as I used to be . . . . I've had visual therapy and all kinds of things to help, but I still wrap my...

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Julia Roberts: If all you...

Julia Roberts: If all you...

If all you have to offer is a look that is suppose to be appealing, then you are going to be paid attention to about a...

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Zsa Zsa Gabor: Getting divorced just...

Zsa Zsa Gabor: Getting divorced just...

Getting divorced just because you don't love a man is almost as silly as getting married just because you...

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