Through books and photographs, I saw a world that was not my own – and I realized that there was another world. That’s why I’m concerned about education, because it helps our children see other worlds.
BETTE MIDLERI read a comment that made me think I should stop singing for a while. And I didn’t want to stop singing, because it was the only thing I loved. At first I thought,
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Culturally, it’s very hard to change people’s attitudes about public space.
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I think most of us are torn. We have at least two people at war in our body. One person wants to retire and grow fabulous tomatoes, and the other wants to stand up on a pedestal and be worshipped and get bigger and bigger and bigger until she explodes.
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If you’re passionate about something, then you should pick up your flag and run with it.
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It’s important that you all agree on what the parameters are and what you can accomplish – and not get pissed off or beat yourself up for what you can’t accomplish.
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There comes a time whenyou haveto let yourclothesgo out in the world and try to make it on their own.
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Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your soul to bleed.
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That’s our mission: to clean and green New York City – one block at a time.
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It’s the one who won’t be taken that cannot seem to give, and the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live.
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Men’s brains are smaller than those of women so they can fit into their penises.
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I bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing.
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There’s the media-driven universe, in which the public perceives you in a superficial way. Then there’s the universe that you actually inhabit, where you have to get up even if you didn’t sleep so well, and you feel like crap and your face is swollen.
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My daughter very independent. But if she’s upset about something, she will absolutely let me know. She’s great – a real tough cookie.
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Total contentment is only for cows.
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Just remember, during the winter, far beneath the bitter snow, that there’s a seed that with the sun’s love in the spring becomes a rose.
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It is true that in this culture, they throw you out when you get older. I see it all the time, especially in my business. At my age, you’re playing somebody’s mother – and there aren’t even a lot of those roles!
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