I have a lot of feminist idols. My favorite thing about growing up in Arkansas – well, not favorite but something I’ve always felt grateful for – was that I really had to dig for what I could. There was no Internet. There wasn’t tons of feminist literature floating around.
BETH DITTOI’ve had a ton of fast-food jobs – it changes your approach to human interaction forever.
More Beth Ditto Quotes
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A beautiful plant is like having a friend around the house.
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I never went to college and I was raised in Arkansas so there wasn’t a lot of academic language being thrown around my house.
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I don’t have a good attention span and can’t spend long in record stores or video shops or games emporiums without getting grumpy.
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When I think about the idea of Rebel Wilson having to go to the Oscars and not having something amazing to wear that’s made for her, it drives me mad.
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We have to stop this idea that we have to be a certain shape.
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This archaic idea – that a woman who is unmarried and childless at 30 is somehow unnatural – will probably always exist, and, like most social standards, it is ridiculous.
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I love Vivienne Westwood. Her work is so interesting, you can always find something that’s great and fits you.
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As with most phobias, the fear of flying does make some sense, but if ever there was a fear worth quashing then this is it. After all, life is short, and there’s a great big world to explore out there.
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Even talking, I’m super-loud. I could never have that kind of meek, little wispy whimsical lavender and lace voice. It comes from my body. There’s no way I can fight it.
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There is no shame like poor shame. It can make you warm and charming, bitter and resentful, all at once.
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I worshipped Ethel Merman and I worshipped Ethel Merman a lot. It’s incredible – Ethel Merman was a conventional singer. Her naming her child Ethel Merman, Jr., was, to me, one of the coolest feminist things.
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I have a very good relationship with myself. My favourite quote is, “What you think about me is none of my business.”
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A weird thing about Gossip that I’ve always said: “If I weren’t in this band, I would never listen to it.” But I would go see it. It’s a band you would go see that you don’t necessarily listen to.
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Sometimes love can mean letting go and loving each other from a distance. Maybe that’s what you’re feeling?
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I’m like cheddar: Yes, other cheeses are more ooh la la, but I’m strong, mature, and oh so delicious.
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