Melissa Manchester Quotes
You know, somebody mentioned that I was sort of a jazz-pop singer. And I'm thrilled that somebody would find that, at last, in my presentation, because it's such a part of where I live.
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I think a lot of people have a problem with the fact that I've adopted an African child, a child who has a different color skin than I do.
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All of the great writers whom I admire have died. I guess the most recent one would be Marquez.
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My mum was a quintessential businesswoman. She taught me problem – solving. She can solve any problem.
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The deal is that women have entered the workforce, but they have not been relieved of the domestic responsibilities.
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I don't know what you mean by country music. I just make music the way I know how.
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So now the devil's in my soul.
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To each individual the world will take on a different connotation of meaning-the important lies in the desire to search for an answer.
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Discovering that with every child, your heart grows bigger and stronger - that there is no limit to how much or how many people you can love, even though at times you feel as though you could burst - you don't - you just love even more.
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Rob Lowe, who I thought was really good in the movie [ Bad Influence], had his performance overshadowed by this sort of tabloid approach to him and the movie.
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It takes some of us a lifetime to learn that Christ, our Good Shepherd, knows exactly what He is doing with us. He understands us perfectly.
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It wasn't too pretty in Florida, but it was spring training and you're just trying to work on your stuff. You come to this part of the season and now you have to execute. It's what I did. I just threw it where it needed to be.
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That's what happens when a team plays with some desperation.
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It's kind of ironic that my character is a doctor who acts very gay with his best friend. I don't see how gays could ever be doctors, they spend too much time whining about everything. Just get off your soapbox and go back to designing floral arrangements.
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I already optioned a book called The Personal History of Rachel DuPree. I also like The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill. And I love all of Octavia Butler's books. She's created some very complicated black heroines with a variety of belief systems. There are many great books out there, but those are a few of the ones that stand out.
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Nothing lasts, you see, not even the thoughts inside you. And you musn't waste your time looking for them. Once a thing is gone, that is the end of it.
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Owing to the fact that all experience is a process, no point of view can ever be the last one
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It is the mind that maketh good of ill, that maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.
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You know, somebody mentioned that I was sort of a jazz-pop singer. And I'm thrilled that somebody would find that, at last, in my presentation, because it's such a part of where I live.
