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If you analyze the bad times you find that it’s because you wanted to have a bad time.

Marianne Faithfull

I once asked my father what he wanted me to be. To my horror, he said, ‘sociologist.’
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Father Horror Said
The first opera I went to see was Maria Callas singing ‘Tosca’.
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Firsts Opera Singing
When you are 18, 19, 20, you’re used to being photographed all the time, in a certain way. So, the narcissism becomes almost out of control. And the way that young women are photographed, they become addicted to this feedback of the image.
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Feedback Narcissism Way
If I let myself sink into depression, I won’t be able to get out. And then I’ll be awfully unhappy. I just have to turn my face to the light and walk on. And trust that things will be all right.
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Able Light Trust Unhappy
When I found out my mother wanted me to marry a rich man, I instantly didn’t want any rich man.
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Men Mother Want
The equipment you’ve got really dictates what you’re going to do. When I started touring, there were no monitors, so I had to take the sound from the hall, and of course it was on a delay, so I would sing, and then I would hear it back, but later. It was very weird.
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Delay Sound Touring
I never trusted anybody at all. I don’t know why it was so hard, I just didn’t.
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Hard Knows Trusted
I like my work, but my life always comes first. I always wanted to have a beautiful life, and the way to do it is in show business.
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Beautiful Beautiful Life Show Business
Relationships have a nasty habit of reversing themselves; whatever has been done to you in a previous involvement you’ll do to the next person you’re involved with, if you get half a chance.
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Done Half Involvement Next
All I have to do is what’s right for me.
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All Country Do People Right
When you split from someone, it doesn’t have to mean that you don’t love them anymore, you realize that the period of that particular romance is over. One always has to get out before one gets kicked out.
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Mean Over Realizing Romance
It has been an extraordinary experience and, in many ways, extremely positive.
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Cancer Extraordinary Way
It’s always a good idea to get yourself a famous, rich, and groovy young man. That’s one of the best-known methods of furthering your career.
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Career Groovy Men Rich
I do yoga. I do tai chi. I do a lot to keep my body and my spirit together so I can work.
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Body Together Yoga
I’d love to make more money in America, that’s the heart of it. I make much more money in Europe. It’s a shame. I’m trying now to make a profit on this next tour, and I’ll be much happier.
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Heart Shame Trying
Of course I have regrets; I’m not stupid.
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Country People Regret Stupid

If you analyze the bad times you find that it’s because you wanted to have a bad time.

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