Emily Robison (Emily Burns Strayer) Quotes
Especially in the Dixie Chicks, everyone wants you to play a role. Natalie was the feisty one. Martie was the nice one 'cause she smiles all the time onstage, and I was the quiet one.
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There are so many songs in my heart and in my brain. I wake up at 2 in the morning, and I have to get up and sing them. There are so many of them, it's ridiculous.
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I definitely try to eat a healthy diet, but I am the first person to say I love unhealthy food. I would never tell you I don't. I love fried chicken or mac and cheese. Do I order them all the time when I'm out at restaurants? No, though I do have one splurge meal a week.
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Obviously, we're focused on the Winter Classic.
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I like 'The Nightly Show.' People ask me what it is, and I say, 'If you're watching 'The Daily Show,' and it feels like it's getting a little darker, you're probably watching 'The Nightly Show.''
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The resolution has made a real threat of war go away and opens the way for further work in the interests of a political- diplomatic settlement of the situation around Iraq.
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I love engaging in conversation with other moms because we can relate to one another, and we swap valuable insight and information.
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I want to show people that there's a side of myself other than just the outrageous comedian.
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Tell people you're a Canadian or a Kiwi when you travel and they'll adore you.
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If I had to do it all over, I'd be more secluded about it.
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Hard work makes easy reading or, at least, easier reading.
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When I first got Yves Saint Laurent Couture, I didn't know how to take off a cape. I would ask Katoucha and Dalma - the real divas of the runway - 'Can you show me?' I've never been afraid to ask for help.
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The business aspect is one of the most important things about having a music career, because every choice you make in a management meeting affects your life a year-and-a-half from now.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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It may well be our brains are wired up to be slightly more optimistic than they should be.
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Another symptom of progress toward the Singularity: ideas themselves should spread ever faster, and even the most radical will quickly become commonplace.
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No one wants to work with a difficult star. I want to be the nice guy.
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The key to fashion is, you don't want to look like you're trying. You've gotta be natural.
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When I'm performing, I'm not even thinking about the song. I'm thinking about the audience.
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I've always been very independent; I take care of myself.
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I think of my shows as family reunions. I give 100% every time. I just do. It's a huge therapeutic release. Also I love my touring family. And I love my audiences very much.
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I think your most intimate thoughts are only honest when they're in your head.
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Reading is an art form, and every man can be an artist.
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It is very hard to explain to people who have never known serious depression or anxiety the sheer continuous intensity of it. There is no off switch.
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Especially in the Dixie Chicks, everyone wants you to play a role. Natalie was the feisty one. Martie was the nice one 'cause she smiles all the time onstage, and I was the quiet one.
