Melissa Manchester Quotes
I tried to please people instead of believing in my own strength, until the only thing I could do was walk away.
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Sex is the ersatz or substitute religion of the 20th Century.
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With ladder matches, you can't expect anything other than craziness.
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I make big objects that are simple, bright and clear, kind of ironic but hopefully funny because I love the shapes, and I get inspiration from toys and books, and I believe in art for everyone.
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Bitcoin's got its issues. But it is not competing with perfection.
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I've looked after my money. As I started working around my third birthday, my first check went straight to the bank.
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Having a son is not all pleasure.
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I also hear your president say that war is the means of last resort and I think he means that. I met him last autumn and he assured me that they wanted to come through and disarm Iraq by peaceful means, and that's what we are trying to do as hard as we can.
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Chief executives, who themselves own few shares of their companies, have no more feeling for the average stockholder than they do for baboons in Africa.
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If we don't somehow stem the tide of childhood obesity, we're going to have a huge problem.
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For correct writing, the cultivation of patience and mental accuracy is essential. Throughout the young author's period of apprenticeship, he must keep reliable dictionaries and textbooks at his elbow; eschewing as far as possible that hasty extemporaneous manner of writing which is the privilege of more advanced students.
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I couldn't imagine having to write a paper and have to think about what song I am going to sing.
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I was at a book convention, in a cab. On one side of me was Arthur Schlesinger; on the other side was William Manchester - real heavyweights. All they were doing was asking me about Charles Manson. The only thing that enables me not to be bored is the people talking about it - they're so interested.
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When you innovate, you've got to be prepared for everyone telling you you're nuts.
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We all live with blinders on. They come with having a personal vantage point.
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There are the medical dangers of football in general caused by head trauma over repetitive hits.
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Fashion will take on added stature one day, but try not to be stifled by it. You will learn, as you mature, to swap heels for Stan Smith trainers, minidresses for crisp white shirts. And you will never be one of those people who just roll out of bed.
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How convenient if you could ring up Harrods and say ‘Please send along two good murderers, will you?’
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It is a maxim deeply ingrafted in that dark system, that no character, however upright, is a match for constantly reiterated attacks, however false.
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'I've got a sort of idea,' said Pooh at last, 'but I don't suppose it's a very good one.' 'I don't suppose it is either,' said Eeyore.
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I don't think I would change anything. I think we've done a fairly good job of remaining sane and making the right decisions.
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Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat.
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I'm not one of those shoppers where I go to a store and I'm like, trying it on, I'm not sure, 'Oh, can you put this on hold?' No. It's either love it or hate it. And it's the same way with scripts. I usually know within the first 10 pages. If I don't latch into it by then, then it's not going to happen.
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Anytime you open your mouth there's going to be someone who's put off. I try to deal with that by keeping the topical portions of my show brief. I realize that some people wish my comments were briefer.
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I tried to please people instead of believing in my own strength, until the only thing I could do was walk away.
