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.
BETTE MIDLERThere comes a time whenyou haveto let yourclothesgo out in the world and try to make it on their own.
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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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If sex is such a natural phenomenon, how come there are so many books on how to do it?
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A lot of people started drinking martinis and smoking cigarettes because they felt it was cool.
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When it’s three o’clock in New York, it’s still 1938 in London.
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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’ve always said that people have unrealistic expectations.
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Me, I’m just a hack. I’m just a schlep-per. I just do what I can do.
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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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Lay a foundation – get my foot in the door, and then undoubtedly, of course, I would be offered great roles as soon as I grew up enough to handle them.
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I’ve always been lucky enough to have great audiences. It has been quite a life.
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If you pick up a ukulele, it will make you unbelievably happy.
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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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People have an obligation to live up to their potential.
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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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I’m looking for something that gives me a chance to stretch. Because I have my own work, and I can do anything I want in my own work – juggle, tap dance, anything I want.
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