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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When feminism and gay activism set themselves against organized religion, they have the obligation to put something better in its place.
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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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People who commit crimes should be responsible for those crimes. It doesn't matter whether they're priests or ministers or atheists.
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Everybody should be free to love and marry who they want.
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But we make such mistakes all the time, all through our lives. Wisdom, I suppose, is seeing this and acting upon it before it is too late. But it is often too late, isn’t it? – and those things that we should have said are unsaid, and remain unsaid for ever.
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It slows down grocery shopping, because so many women at the store watch the show. I always end up talking to two or three people every time I go to Ralphs. It's fun.
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If we've learned anything, it's that the combination of yellow smiley faces and blue polyester vests are irresistible to the inbred.
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Music is my life, if I am without music or if I can't sing any more, I die, I'm nothing... because music is everything.
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The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it.