Dorothy Allison Quotes
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Edie Sedgwick had a cool style; she pushed the envelope for the time.
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I remember having this friend in school who said she didn't like the Beach Boys. And in that moment I knew we couldn't be friends anymore.
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I rarely play a real person, because I don't think I'm a good imitator.
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Glamorized... am I glamorous?
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I just want to play for Hindus and Muslims that sit together. That's all I want to do.
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I write my songs and just play them, so there are not a whole lot of fireworks. As long as the music comes first, it's OK to have some fireworks. But not the other way around.
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It's really hard not to fall into that trap of insecurity when you're a model. Beforehand, I never looked at myself in a huge monitor with 30 people around it every day.
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I definitely don't see myself as much of a singer, because my upbringing is really based around the guitar, learning chord progressions and that sort of thing. So the singing aspect of what I do has been a secondary adventure.
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I have music in my brain all the time, all sorts.
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I hated my father long before I knew there was a word for hate.
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I've been through a lot. I've thought a lot about life, and I've spent a lot of time studying history and science.
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Australia, to the rest of the world, is just far away, and Australia in the Thirties was the faraway of the faraway.
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Not wishing to be disturbed over moral issues of the political economy, Americans cling to the notion that the government is a sort of automatic machine, regulated by the balancing of competing interests.
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Stimulation-wise, I might be a little bit addicted when it comes to pushing my body to extremes.
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A good fan base has developed around the Hurricanes, and I see the opportunity for continued growth for this franchise in the future.
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For me, standup will always be some part of my life, and other things will move around and find their place.
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If it's boring, then it's tiring.
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I know I'm really lucky to do what I do, but sometimes with the hours and the travelling, I don't get to see my family and friends as much as I'd like. It can be lonely on the road. Sometimes I come offstage after a massive adrenaline rush, and then when I go to an empty hotel room on my own, it can be an anti-climax.
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The same people who recognize I came out with no medals should recognize I could have won three.
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I used to do films for money earlier. I never knew what perception meant. I didn't give too much attention to scripts. It was either to buy a house or to buy a car. There was a certain frivolity to the way I used to pick up things. I wasn't taking my career seriously.
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I don't like money, actually, but it quiets my nerves.
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A well-run organization turns over 10% of their organizations, including senior leadership. I don't have the heart to do that.
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The pain of childbirth is not remembered. It's the child that's remembered.
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Watch out, or I'm liable to put you in a story.
