Melissa Etheridge Quotes
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It's different for every song. But for 'Say Something,' I think it was Chad who had an idea on guitar, and I had an idea on piano for different songs, and we just married them together. We bounce things off each other constantly and kind of massage all these ideas into a three and a half minute pop song.
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We used the Western style to express our own themes and stories. But don't forget that our heritage includes The Thousand and One Nights.
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Islam is antiauthoritarian, sex-positive monotheism.
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With my son, I tried not to be so judgmental and tried not to push him so hard. I didn't want him to feel that everything or that our love for him will be based on how much he has achieved.
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I like to think I'm quite brave. I stand up for myself.
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Some people are cool with the fact that their bodies bear witness to this great thing they produced, their children, and I understand that. But on a personal level, it makes me feel better that my breasts are not down to my knees when I'm undressed in front of my husband.
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I never ever Google myself. That way madness lies.
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I do not believe in populism. I am not a supporter of radical decisions. Practice has shown that usually these are harmful.
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My motto is: feel the fear and do it anyway.
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In terms of my career, I am glad about the steps and moves that I have made. Because I would not want to blame anyone else but myself if anything goes wrong.
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The beautiful thing about theater is every night is an opportunity to incorporate what you discovered the night before.
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The glory is being happy. The glory is not winning here or winning there. The glory is enjoying practicing, enjoy every day, enjoying to work hard, trying to be a better player than before.
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I've had a few semi-toxic relationships, but it's not what I look for when I'm seeing someone.
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I was raised thinking that the world would end in 1975 - that Armageddon would come when I was 18 years old.
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I'm not a tech-savvy parent. I communicate with my children via the old-media format called yelling.
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You may think the president is all-powerful, but he is not. He needs a lot of guidance from the Lord.
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If I'm playing cards for pennies, I want to win.
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Besides, sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable-and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come.
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One can only become a philosopher, but not be one. As one believes he is a philosopher, he stops being one.
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I think the institutions, principles, norms, and traditions that make the United States of America genuinely exceptional are at serious risk. It has been hard to think about anything else.
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There is not a fragment in all nature, for every relative fragment of one thing is a full harmonious unit in itself.
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Before I was 12 years old, I had no interest in music; I was just into football. Then I heard Don McLean's 'Vincent' come on at the end of an episode of 'The Simpsons.' You know when you hear something and you don't understand why you like it, you just do? That's how I felt. I just thought, 'I want to be able to write songs like that.'
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I'm so cool that the kids come to my bedroom and go, 'Mom! Turn the music down!'
