Chubby Checker Quotes
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I don't know how I did it, but I worked 7 days a week.
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I would just die if some little girl saw me jump into bed with someone in the movies, and then she did it and got AIDS and died.
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I came from the theater playing leading roles, and when I started doing film and television, I felt as if I had to start from the bottom.
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Oh, I had, 'No one will ever fancy me!' I had that well into my teens. Even now I do not consider myself to be some kind of great, sexy beauty. I don't mind the way I'm ageing. No reason to panic just yet. I think I look my age, and that's fine.
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Sometimes I play cricket, and I play badminton.
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Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
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Going out at night and having a fabulous social life takes a lot out of you, and I don't know if I have that much to give, honestly. I would rather give that time to my kids or spend that time reading a book or watching a film. I am selfish and lazy.
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It's never been seen that a street artist go as far as I've gone - keep consistent without wanting to do a bunch of ventures outside of music to keep my face out there.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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Adulthood is not a goal. It's not seen as a gift.
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I don't feel comfortable making empty music.
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Not a lot of people know this, but I'm very good at mathematics. When I was an angry teenager, I used to sit in my room and do quadratic equations to calm myself down.
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The presumption of innocence, the benefit of the doubt, walking without worrying - these should not be hallmarks of white privilege. They are human rights - human rights - that should be enjoyed by all.
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Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.
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I was trying to be Mary Tyler Moore. I loved her in 'The Dick Van Dyke Show.'
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Generally speaking, if a human being never shows anger, then I think something's wrong. He's not right in the brain.
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Change is something that is expected and, therefore, not resisted.
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The intelligence failures with respect to Iraq were massive and have damaged our credibility around the world.
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People are afraid of changing; that they're losing something. They don't understand that they are also gaining something.
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I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions.
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Political ideology can corrupt the mind, and science.
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The machine will grind you down, but the machine is not bigger than the imagination. Rome fell in a day. We know this.
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My outlet is my music, and it's been this way since I was 4 years old.
