Melissa Etheridge Quotes
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I don't say I was 'proceeding down a thoroughfare;' I say I 'walked down the road'. I don't say I 'passed a hallowed institute of learning;' I say I 'passed a school'.
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The field of the novel is very rich. If you're a composer, you're well aware of the history of composition, and you are trying to make your music part of that history. You're not ahistorical. In the same way, I think, if you write now, you are writing in the historical context of what the novel has been and what possibilities it has revealed.
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A good actor always sets you straight. If you've written a false moment and thought it was probably pretty great, the actor's gonna show you when he gets to that moment. They're the great test of the validity of the material.
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At the end of the day, you can't have a vision; you have to have a hope. This is where the miracle comes in.
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The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.
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I'm still at the beginning of my career. It's all a little new, and I'm still learning as I go.
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I give two hoots about being typecast. It's not in my hands.
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To keep your job, you fire others or bench them or trade them. You have to do the thinking for 25 guys, and you can't be too close to any of them.
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You just put yourself into your work, and you can do anything you want, depending on how hard you want to work for it.
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It's not easy to play 162 games and be focused the whole time. It takes a lot out of you.
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As I have said many times - I like Facebook. I think it is well built and run. It's cool. I think it is, in its next-step way, even visionary.
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I love the intimacy of venues like the House of Blues. When everyone is packed in and so close to you, it makes you play differently. It's so much more fun to play because there's so much more high energy in a place like that.
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Watergate was unique because it allowed the public to play its democratic role in expressing its outrage at the presidency. And as a result, for the first time in history a president resigned.
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This means a lot. I'm being recognized for all the blood, sweat and tears I put into a 17-year career.
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And humility in politics means accepting that one party doesn't have all the answers; recognising that working in partnership is progress not treachery.
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When I came back from filming the 'Chandelier' video, everyone was like, 'So what'd you wear? What did the room look like? How many chandeliers were there?' And I was like, 'Well, I wore a blond wig, a nude leotard, the room was dirty, and there was no chandelier.'
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I know so many Irish musicians. They're all over, because there has been so much emigration from Ireland. Like the Jews.
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I'd like to do a Christmas album. I've never done a Christmas album.
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As a general rule, I do not think judges should consider current societal preferences when ruling on constitutional challenges.
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Hair has always been important.
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The Millennial Generation - the biggest American generation in history - is reversing the migration into rural areas and moving back to city centers.
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The possibilities that come with thinking about the camera as a portal into the realm of information and services are attractive not only to Snap but also to every other big player in the tech world. Facebook, for instance, has slowly been enhancing the visual capabilities of its Messenger.
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Probably the earliest memories for me would be going to restaurants with my family.
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I'm very fortunate that I have a wonderful family around me and loved ones.
