There comes a time whenyou haveto let yourclothesgo out in the world and try to make it on their own.
BETTE MIDLERWhen 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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If only I’d known my differentness would be an asset, then my earlier life would have been much easier.
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That’s our mission: to clean and green New York City – one block at a time.
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I’m not interested in perfection. The universe is perfect, and there are some works of art that we see as perfect, but human beings aren’t perfect.
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Most people don’t deserve to be spoken of in the same breath as Chaplin or Lucille Ball.
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Just because people don’t meet you doesn’t mean they’re not out there breaking their asses trying to get around.
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I wouldn’t say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity.
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I would much rather watch myself than listen to myself. The moving is second nature, but the listening… that’s the art.
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As you age, feelings do diminish.
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I have a ball – and it keeps my heart rate up. I get to wear fabulous clothes. I get to make people laugh. That’s my core business, and that’s where I’ll always return.
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When you reach a certain age, you have fulfilled your childhood dream and whatever your first or second adulthood led you to do. T
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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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I sold my soul to rock ‘n’ roll.
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I want it all – and I would like it delivered.
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The Internet has changed everything. People will be discovered online. People buy music online. It’s a completely different way to get entertainment.
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The outside world doesn’t have a lot to offer. You have to make your own heaven in your own home.
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