We are all part of the ecosystem.
BETTE MIDLERFrom a distance the world looks blue and green, and the snow-capped mountains white. From a distance the ocean meets the stream, and the eagle takes to flight. From a distance, there is harmony, and it echoes through the land. It’s the voice of hope, it’s the voice of peace, it’s the voice of every man
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I’m not interested in perfection. The universe is perfect, and there are some works of art that we see as perfect, but human beings aren’t perfect.
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If sex is such a natural phenomenon, how come there are so many books on how to do it?
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I made a lot of people laugh, made a lot of people cry in a good way, brought a lot of joy to people, picked up a lot of garbage. And in all those years, I saw a lot. I went to foreign lands. I met interesting people. And I got it!
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Most people are walking around the city like corpses; they aren’t alive enough to notice the trash. They come from other places and they see it as a big garbage dump.
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I would much rather watch myself than listen to myself. The moving is second nature, but the listening… that’s the art.
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I wouldn’t say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity.
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That’s the Oscars for ya – you remember who was nominated, but you don’t remember who won!
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I’m so glad to be back in New York. Los Angeles can be so cold, so cruel after you’ve been-what’s the word?-oh yes: ‘fired.’
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My parents have not insisted that we go to college, but she wanted us to learn. Teacher, librarian, secretary, nurse. All my siblings were employed. But I wanted to be the boss, an independent contractor.
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Enough about me. What do you think about me?
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I’m the last of the truly tacky women. I do trash with flash and sleaze with ease.
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That’s our mission: to clean and green New York City – one block at a time.
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If only I’d known my differentness would be an asset, then my earlier life would have been much easier.
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After thirty, a body has a mind of its own.
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The outside world doesn’t have a lot to offer. You have to make your own heaven in your own home.
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