Calamity Jane Quotes
While in El Paso, I met Mr. Clinton Burk, a native of Texas, who I married in August 1885.
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I think I've been really good at surrounding myself with really talented people. I've picked the right coattails to ride on.
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To be slandered the way I get slandered is really uncalled for, but life goes on.
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The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it.
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I sing to Jesus for Jesus now. This gives me pure joy... worship!
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Brands like Starbucks came along and talked about their brand as itself being a community, the idea that Starbucks is what they like to call a 'third place,' which is not their idea; it's the idea of basic citizenry needing a place that is not work, that is not home, where citizens gather.
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I tried theatre. I played Miss Hannigan for a short run of Annie at a regional theatre. That was fun. I enjoyed it! I enjoy theatre and have so much respect for theatre actors.
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The reality of music itself, which is the fabric of life for me, is where most of my attention is.
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My kids always say to me, 'Can we watch TV?' I say, 'Absolutely!' because then I can get something done. But then they say, and I wait for it, 'But can you watch with us?' My moment of freedom vanishes. So not only do I not think TV's that great and I hate sitting in front of it, but I have to with them.
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When you get older, two things happen to you. You begin to lose your hearing, and I forget what the other one is.
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If a Democrat took Republicans on rudely, they wouldn't be elevated in the Democratic Party. There's a different standard. We're supposed to be polite to people.
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We are all the products of our own thoughts. Whatever we concentrate upon, that we are.
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When I was a kid, I read many of my mom's books. Sometimes, there were mysteries, but there were no delineations, and my mother never talked about book genres. Nor did we differentiate genres in school.
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Logic is like the sword - those who appeal to it, shall perish by it.
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I've failed once or twice real big, independent.
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I hated school so bad. I only liked art class during high school. I was always smart.
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The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I am not a Virginian but an American.
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It's an endless proving of myself, that I really am a musician, that I have something to offer in the room. That women can be musicians, women can be rock stars, women can be more than an objectified idea of a pop star.
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I would be lying if I told you that I hadn't had aspirations to run for a statewide office.
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To be anthropocentric is to remain unaware of the limits of human nature, the significance of biological processes underlying human behavior, and the deeper meaning of long-term genetic evolution.
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President Bush should be indicted and should be driven out of office. He should be sent back home in Texas.
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Team members have to hold each other accountable. If there's a meeting, all members have to commit to be present and to help one another; they can't just check out when they feel they're not getting any benefits.
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I didn't want to admit that I was falling into a cliche.
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While in El Paso, I met Mr. Clinton Burk, a native of Texas, who I married in August 1885.
