Laura Schlessinger Quotes
When you're the victim of the behavior, it's black and white; when you're the perpetrator, there are a million shades of gray.
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The United States may be a religious nation. But it is also a nation with a strong commitment to separation of church and state.
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Biggie was a lyrical genius: he was a musical painter with words. As he rapped, you would see the picture come to life as you heard his story. You hear a lot of rappers rap; you hear a lot of singers sing, but you don't see the movie in your head the way you do when you hear Biggie rap.
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I have come to the conclusion - and I don't know why it took me so long, but nevertheless, I'm here now - that a lot of people tell me they don't get enough guitar on my albums. So I decided to do an album where the guitar would be the singer, playing the melody.
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Spend time reflecting on your emotional and physical existence and how that applies to the voice. You have to apply that wisdom and experience when you sing - it's what comes through.
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You just have to re-wire your brain when you're shifting from the stage to the screen or the silver screen or the HD flat screen.
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I'm one of those foolish people who believe the glory days of the record industry aren't behind us. They're actually ahead of us.
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You want private education for your students? No problem whatsoever; pay for it.
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If the only thing you knew about Oman was its location, you might never go at all.
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The darkness of clubs makes me feel much more secure, and you can hide behind smoke and lights.
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When we were growing up, women in their late 40s generally didn't dye their hair.
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Anyone can make an article longer; the skill is keeping it tight and lean.
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I taught a lot of art history, especially Chinese, Japanese, and Indian. But the painting classes came back. The nudes came back. Not so much the still lifes. So now our department is the worst department, partly because it has the worst facilities.
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Living in the lap of luxury isn't bad except that you never know when luxury is going to stand up.
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Remember that no relationship is a total waste of time. You can always learn something about yourself.
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When I was younger, I thought about retiring.
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Without understanding yourself, what is the use of trying to understand the world?
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I think that life in Israel is sometimes bigger than the movies.
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You cannot tailor-make the situations in life but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations.
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I was very chatty and talkative and always getting sent out of class for talking too much and not paying attention, passing notes.
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I can't stop thinking about the devaluation of black life, and I find it seeping into everything I write.
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Even when we're blindfolded, even when you're wearing sunglasses, even in the pitch black of night, we can always tell if you just ogled another woman.
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When I was diagnosed with cancer, like so many other people, my life changed forever.
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I wanted to be a poet. I fell in love with poetry around eight years old, but not through literature. Instead, it came through hip-hop lyrics and my obsession with reading liner notes. Queen Latifah's 'Black Reign' is the album that stands out the most.
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When you're the victim of the behavior, it's black and white; when you're the perpetrator, there are a million shades of gray.
