Janis Ian Quotes
When people used to call me a political writer, it was kind of confusing because I was always much more interested in the social end of things which hinges on the political, but it isn't really part of it.
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We continue to be bullish on China.
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There has never been a female director who has won an Oscar. There has only been one woman who won at the Cannes Film Festival.
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You are important enough to ask and you are blessed enough to receive back.
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A sack is way better than any nightclub. A touchdown is way better than any bar experience I've ever had.
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I don't know if I would say that I'm specifically a history buff. I do find a lot of things fascinating, especially anything that's bizarre or mysterious and unknown and we don't have all the answers for.
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.
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Victorious living does not mean freedom from temptation, nor does it mean freedom from mistakes.
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I am cursed with computers; something always goes wrong.
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I remember I was a little girl when Elizabeth Taylor stole Eddie Fisher from America's Sweetheart, Debbie Reynolds, and the reaction back then was enormous! And Angelina Jolie was in trouble, too, for taking a husband away from another America's Sweetheart. Don't take husbands from America's Sweethearts.
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If anything, I was a prodigious eater of everything that was put in front of me. That was probably the only thing my parents wouldn't complain about.
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I've been living. I've been doing the writing thing. I've been being the family man. I've been traveling the world. I been to, like, 18 cities last year. I've been getting my thoughts together, trying to figure out what's going on with hip-hop itself.
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Our planet's lands and oceans are already stretched to meet the demands of 7 billion people. The human population continues to grow. The search for sustainable solutions is an economic and a moral imperative if we are to create the future we want.
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Time whizzes by when you have children. They make you aware of the passing of time, but also help keep you young.
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My favorite place is Central Park because you never know what you're going to find there. I also like that when I look out the windows of surrounding hotels, it's seems like I'm looking out over a forest.
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I truly believe that you have to bring more content to the table to survive in radio than saying, 'There was AC/DC, and here's Journey,' because computers can do that.
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The motivation is important for me to act it, but I don't necessarily want the audience to know my motivation.
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Let the path be open to talent.
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I can't deal with someone flashy. That's so not me.
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I didn't want to keep forcing myself to grind out book after book.
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I had a reporter ask me how much I weigh. I said to him, 'You go first: How much do you weigh?' People always ask me what I eat. Other artists don't get asked these questions.
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Hillary and President Obama refused to use the term radical Islamic terrorism. Big problem. Big problem. Hillary wants to release violent criminals and criminal offenders from prison, that’s wonderful, enjoy yourselves. I want to work with our police. Our police are so incredible, they’re not getting the respect they deserve.
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I, also, found the opportunity to work with the actors extremely gratifying and rewarding.
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We know that when people are safe in their homes, they are free to pursue their dream for a brighter economic future for themselves and their families.
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When people used to call me a political writer, it was kind of confusing because I was always much more interested in the social end of things which hinges on the political, but it isn't really part of it.
