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 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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If you consider the definition of authenticity, it's saying something and actually doing it. I write my own songs. I made my own videos. I pick my producers. Nothing goes out without my permission. It's all authentic.
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No poet or novelist wishes he were the only one who ever lived, but most of them wish they were the only one alive, and quite a number fondly believe their wish has been granted.
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If you ask me why I've succeeded, it's because I was in the Royal Marines. You have this unbelievable sense of achievement and of overcoming adversity. That's the confidence it breeds.
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In a way it costs thousands dollars before you could actually go out to put the show on because you'll need equipments, all the lights you know, and that's more just going out and playing you know.
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You could say that Fleetwood Mac is a bit of a dysfunctional family, but we are a family.
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I really feel that acting for film and acting for the stage are two different crafts. I think that they share things in common. But I liken it to a painter switching over to photography. There are similar things - you have to be conscious of light and color and form - but it's a whole different medium.
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Watch out, or I'm liable to put you in a story.
