If you’re passionate about something, then you should pick up your flag and run with it.
BETTE MIDLERThe worst part of success is to try to find someone who is happy for you.
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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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I fear for the future of the planet. But in a funny way, I’m even sanguine about that.
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I have my standards. They’re low, but I have them.
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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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Men’s brains are smaller than those of women so they can fit into their penises.
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If someone were to say seriously, “I’m divine,” she’d have to be locked up. There are lots of people in mental institutions going around saying “I’m God.” But because I’m funny about it, they haven’t locked me up yet. And I don’t give myself airs, either.
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Enough about me. What do you think about me?
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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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Marriage is such hard work. And it’s full of rage and real human drama.
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I sold my soul to rock ‘n’ roll.
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Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your soul to bleed.
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I always wanted to be a performer, I didn’t know exactly what kind of performer, all I knew was there were certain things that I liked. I liked movies a whole lot, and I loved music.
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If you’re frightened, you’re out of luck.
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You can feel compassion for others without feeling victimized yourself.
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You have to think you’re the greatest thing since sliced bread, but you have to know that you’re not.
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