Marshall Bruce Mathers III (Eminem) Quotes
Say there's a white kid who lives in a nice home, goes to an all-white school, and is pretty much having everything handed to him on a platter - for him to pick up a rap tape is incredible to me, because what that's saying is that he's living a fantasy life of rebellion.
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If you're too scared to put your dreams, thoughts, desires, fantasies on paper and share them with the world, then being an author isn't the right career for you.
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Every so often when I'm writing, a character might actually be a distinct person in my head - often not an actor or a face, literally a person who just seems to exist in my imagination. Then the challenge is finding somebody who is close enough to that to make me feel like I've ended up where I wanted to be.
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The 1950s would be my ideal decade because I'm actually very traditional; I enjoy being at home, and I'm a complete nester.
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Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind.
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When you've got kids, you turn into Mom, and that's it.
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I'm entirely self-taught, which I think is both a blessing and a curse.
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For me personally, I try to use my size to my advantage where I can either slip by guys or try to create more space for myself.
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I have the idea that anyone who has ever heard my name has the distinct impression that I was put under the sod years ago just before they buried Lillian Russell.
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The bonds we create in the household are the most important and lasting. Savor them; they're sacred.
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I just want to try writing for other people 'cause it's quite exciting.
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Common Core isn't a test, but for some people it is, because they don't like the testing piece of it.
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I'm getting rid of this idea that you want people to like you. I'm making decisions on what feels right to me. To act in a more carnal way. That's my challenge.
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Too often, older women are seen as victims, but I know lots of formidable women who have marvellous jobs as well as a full erotic life, and children and friends and family.
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I never met a woman I didn't like. I love 'em all, in their different ways.
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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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Since I have been singing for so many years, I don't always need to approach a song quite so laboriously and meticulously.
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Anywhere in life, for girls there's pressure to keep your weight and to keep yourself feeling and looking good.
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I learned a long time ago that fame and money is not a ticket to happiness.
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The whole point of getting things done is knowing what to leave undone.
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If you're a conservative, you think I'm Satan.
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From my standpoint, I would make it very difficult on the NBA to even have any association with college basketball. I think it's ludicrous the way they take kids away that are certainly not prepared to play.
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When employees join executives in truly owning the responsibility for business success, an exciting new sense of teamwork takes hold.
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I try to list the top three things to get done every day, and I'll be lucky if I hit all three, but it's amazing what that does to keep you on track.
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Say there's a white kid who lives in a nice home, goes to an all-white school, and is pretty much having everything handed to him on a platter - for him to pick up a rap tape is incredible to me, because what that's saying is that he's living a fantasy life of rebellion.
