Even if the writers don’t get paid enough most of the time, unfortunately – but there’s never been a more amazing flow of information on all of the issues. I would love to see a revival of what we had against the war in the ’60s – we could do thes
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More Bonnie Raitt Quotes
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I have a really full life, both within music and outside it.
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Ugly ducklings don’t turn into swans and glide off down the lake. Whether your sunglasses are on or off, you only see the world you make.
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The experiences of life make all your emotions, I think, deeper.
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Life gets mighty precious when there’s less of it to waste.
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Really important issues are getting lost, so I can say I’m glad to be a citizen of the planet and do my part.
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My career is based on the slow build of an audience based on putting on a good show live and putting out a record every couple of years.
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Religion is for people who are scared to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who have already been there.
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I was already doing really well in terms of my goals, to keep my fans coming back.
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Whether you’re playing it on the guitar or on the dance floor, you’re in that moment.
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The one thing I know is that if you’re not paying attention, it will come back to bite you.
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I’m honored when young people say they’ve gone to school on slide guitar with my records. But people get their influence from my live shows and records and YouTube, not me personally.
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If we are truly each other’s keepers, let’s support school lunches, food stamps, neighborhood garden projects, and so many other wonderful programs working to put an end to this cruel and needless blight once and for all.
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Leading a band and producing yourself and picking cool tunes and putting a show together takes a lot of thought, and a certain amount of courage.
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A lot of political music to me can be rather pedantic and corny, and when it’s done right – like Bruce Springsteen or Jackson Browne or great satire from Randy Newman, there’s nothing better.
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The fact is that this conversation is going on at every level at every age, we’re all going, “God, what a jerk I’ve been,” “How could I have married that guy?” or “How could I have done this or that?” With time, this is the gift of being older, that you get to look back and say, “It wasn’t all about them.”
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