Esther Williams Quotes
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The one thing that is sort of sneered at and not really believed is bisexuality. Any bisexual man is just seen as a closeted gay man. That shows how narrow-minded people are. The other thing that's totally neglected and which nobody approves of is celibacy. People again assume that you're just repressing something.
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My life is proof that I don't need you to do what I do. If there's no one to see it, I'll watch it.
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I have a younger brother and sister who actually play in my band, and we were always into Disney music, big time. The first time I heard myself sing was when I recorded myself singing a Disney song. I remember it because it was awful, and I didn't expect to hear that. I think it was 'A Whole New World' from 'Aladdin.'
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I'm bringing what I've always wanted: film quality work on television. That's the way it should be.
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I eat the same foods almost every day. I have my favorites like Filipino beef broth, chicken soup with lots and lots of rice.
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Even when I turn 60, they'll call me a child actor.
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A dry stretch of commentary in the middle of an 'Anchorman' movie would have been a terrible thing.
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I think the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, first of all, has got to be put into the context of being an American cultural showcase. It's there to be a museum showcase of all that's great about American music.
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I wasn't necessarily the brightest in my family. I think my older sister was probably more clever, but I worked very hard.
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I'm a physician. I've been blessed with ideas and resources to use technology to make the world a better place. That's what I would like to leave behind.
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Brainwashed from rock and rap.
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I'm interested in women's health because I'm a woman. I'd be a darn fool not to be on my own side.
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I was obsessed with Nancy Drew growing up - I couldn't get enough.
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They wouldn't play my records on American radio because I had spiky hair. They said, 'Punk rock doesn't sell advertising, it won't make any money.'
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If I hold back, I'm no good. I'm no good. I'd rather be good sometimes, than holding back all the time.
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When you're a kid dreaming, anything seems possible.
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If you're on the top guy, you're going to get some balls thrown your way.
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I am content. While my shrewd fellows rode about the world to seek and to attain power and wisdom, I have elected, as and unpractical realist, to follow after beauty.
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Some people are more nice than wise.
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The interiorization of the technology of the phonetic alphabet translates man from the magical world of the ear to the neutral visual world. (p. 21)
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If you believe that a given situation should make you unhappy, then it will, and the unhappiness will then reinforce the condition.
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What is man? ... What a strange union of matter and mind! A machine for converting material into spiritual force.
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The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it.
