I have my standards. They’re low, but I have them.
BETTE MIDLERYou can’t just have a clean public space – you also have to have people willing to use it, and something that will draw them in.
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hen you’re in your third adulthood, the one that leads to the grave, and you ask yourself, “What will I do between now and then?” Instead of thinking in terms of glamour, you start thinking in terms of reform – your contribution to the world.
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Self-esteem is something you have to earn!
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I fear for the future of the planet. But in a funny way, I’m even sanguine about that.
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Do you want to live and work in a garbage dump? I don’t. That’s partly because I grew up in the most pristine environment possible – Hawaii, where it is sacrilege to leave your garbage on the ground.
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I love nature, in spite of what it did to me.
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I think the essence of humor has not changed. It’s all about surprise, facilitating follows. But the context of humor has changed.
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One of my first role models was Eugene Lang, a wealthy businessman who went back to his elementary school in East Harlem and addressed the sixth-grade class. He looked out at that sea of faces and said, “If any of you wants to go to college, I will pay for it.”
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Men’s brains are smaller than those of women so they can fit into their penises.
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When I read that, I burst into tears. It was so generous and so basic. Not fluffy. I can’t understand why we scrimp on education and shortchange our kids. Why would the citizenry do that to the people who are going to inherit its republic?
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Writing a book is not as tough as it is to haul thirty-five people around the country and sweat like a horse five nights a week.
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I bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing.
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The worst part of success is to try to find someone who is happy for you.
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When I turned 50, I threw myself a big birthday party, and I looked seriously at what my life has been about. I recommend this to everybody. Ask yourself, “What have I done? How did I do it? Where’d I mess up?
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You can feel compassion for others without feeling victimized yourself.
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Music is probably the only place I get energy from. Music and maybe watching a really tremendous performer, watching a terrific performer like Jagger or watching a great movie.
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