Etta James Quotes
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All I did my first year at Vogue was Xerox.
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Now at 47, 48 I am expected to do ten times better work that I did when I was 24.
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Live life to the full, and become more curious every day. The more you find out about life, the richer your music-making will be.
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As soon as it sounds fine, I'm on to the next thing, man.
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It was psychobabbler Abraham Maslow who wrote of the phenomena of self-actualization. What Maslow failed to grasp is that reaching true self-actualization can only be ultimately achieved when you have your own brand of ammunition.
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In Singapore, Malcolm X type of activity would be extremely difficult because the government can be very harsh on lawbreakers.
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We know over very national survival is at stake; and we believe that we should support our troops, yes, and work for an outcome that results in victory.
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A pig's trotter is a fantastic thing. The first night of my honeymoon in Paris, my wife fell asleep in her steak tartare, so my trotter kept me company.
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Oh God, are you supposed to collect things? I don't collect things. I like throwing things away.
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I don't see that many plays, and for me, musicals are rarely pleasing.
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My dad would take me deer hunting with him, which was pretty traumatic - 'Bambi' was one of my favorite movies.
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Riven and torn with cannon-shot, the trunks of the trees protruded bunches of splinters like hands, the fingers above the wound interlacing with those below.
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The theme song of 'Doug' was my ringtone once for literally a year.
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Most proud moment: Winning the championship in 2003 with a great team, retiring, and going out in the perfect way. Had a great journey and knowing it was the right time to focus more on family and community activities.
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My father's politics and ideas were, to me, unforgivable. He was a Jewish convert who became very anti-Semitic, and I didn't find the anti-Semitism forgivable.
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We live in a big world. We are citizens of the world, and we make movies for everybody around the world. I think it's very important to understand what people's life experiences, good and bad, are.
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Coal is absolutely critical to our nation's economic health and global competitiveness.
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I try to reciprocate and to give back to the fans with my performances, like a big 'thank you' for the love they show me.
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Knowledge cannot defile, nor consequently the books, if the will and conscience be not defiled.
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Love one another. My final lesson of history is the same as that of Jesus. You may think that's a lot of lollipop but just try it. Love is the most practical thing in the world. If you take an attitude of love toward everybody you meet, you'll eventually get along.
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When deeds speak, words are nothing.
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More and more, I find that the news reads like a particularly random game of Consequences.
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Even as a little child, I've always had that comedian kind of attitude.
