Carolyn Heilbrun (Carolyn Gold Heilbrun) Quotes
Everyone likes to talk shop, which is the most interesting talk in the world, in the beginning.
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Today we ought to be able to see first that Booker T. Washington faced a situation in which he was seeking desperately for a way out, and he could see no way out except capitulation.
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If it's a good song, it's a good song. I'll take it.
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For me, and this may not be everybody, but because I do love country music so much, there's such a feeling of home in Nashville, especially because it's such a small town. You bring up one song, everybody knows who wrote it, everybody knows their mother and what their cell number is, and all of the stories.
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If I'm not writing well, I'm not happy. If I'm not spending enough time with my family, I'm not happy. If I'm not connecting to friends or if I don't work out enough... You get the point. Everything has to be balanced. Nothing should be an extreme.
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Madonna remains the most visible performer on the planet, as well as one of the wealthiest, but would anyone seriously say that artistic self-development is her primary motivating principle? She is too busy with Kabbalah, fashion merchandising, adoption melodramas, the gym, and ill-starred horseback riding to study art.
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I think a lot about when times were simpler, when I was still dancing and living with my parents. I really miss living at home sometimes. I get really sad.
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I don't know what 'famous' is, really.
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It has been a great working experience with Sreenu Vaitla.
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I joke that we're not dissimilar to a rock band in the '70s.
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My eyes aren't special, my nose isn't special, my mouth isn't special.
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My bedroom is my sanctuary. It's like a refuge, and it's where I do a fair amount of designing - at least conceptually, if not literally.
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If you think you can slander a woman into loving you, or a man into voting for you, try it till you are satisfied.
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The blogosphere makes it possible to have a sprawling national conversation about the hard times - often among people who would never find each other offline.
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The anti-Darwin movement has racked up one astounding achievement. It has made a significant proportion of American parents care about what their children are taught in school.
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You will be better advised to watch what we do instead of what we say.
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Whether or not your person wins or loses, give him a chance.
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At the end of the day, I want the music industry to be larger than what it is today.
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I can assure you we are a responsible nuclear power.
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To every disadvantage there is a corresponding advantage.
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Every astronaut flew into space for a living. But while NASA has not solved the security problems, I would not put me back into a shuttle - and no other astronaut. The confidence is shaken.
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What is classical music if not the epitome of sensuality, passion, and understated erotica that popular music, even with all of its energy and life, cannot even begin to touch?
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I do a lot of dry shampoo. My hair just works better when it's not as clean!
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I really feel sorry for new generation. It's hard to find backbone. I never had crisis of identity. But I think many Americans have it.
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Everyone likes to talk shop, which is the most interesting talk in the world, in the beginning.
