Just like my straight friends, I am repeatedly asked when I plan to have kids, and have been told many times, by various branches of my bloodline, that “even lesbians can have babies these days.”
BETH DITTOA 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.
More Beth Ditto Quotes
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I’m constantly thinking about what I’ll do next. I never count on music being a career of longevity. I mean, longevity is key, and I hope that it lasts, but you just don’t know, because it’s not in your hands, you don’t make the decision.
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I love to make people feel like they are taking a part in their own body and evolution.
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I love Adele so much and it’s honestly not because we’re both big.
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A beautiful plant is like having a friend around the house.
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When you get a certain amount of media attention, I think people are like, “Where’s your other album?”
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I’ve belched a lot more since I had gall bladder surgery. I don’t know why.
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There is no rule in the pink-triangle guide to coming out that you must wear a rainbow flag cap and organise a full band parade.
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I have been 130 lbs. as well as 215 lbs. I have had blond, strawberry blond, green, pink and purple hair, and none of that has ever exempted me from having lewd comments flung at me in the street.
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We all seek approval, and our mother’s seal is usually the most important. The nitty gritty is that we have to accept ourselves, even if it is just to be ready for the next cut-down. Mom’s blessing or not.
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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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We have to stop this idea that we have to be a certain shape.
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I have no control over what people think of me but I have 100% control of what I think of myself, and that is so important. And not just about your body, but so many ways of confidence. You’re constantly learning how to be confident, aren’t you?
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ABBA was a direct influence on me.
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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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There is no shame like poor shame. It can make you warm and charming, bitter and resentful, all at once.
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