Ellen Kushner Quotes
Honest change? Honest? Has someone altered the definition of the word while my back was turned, or have you recently developed a sense of humor?
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I've always enjoyed poor health.
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There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.
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Women I admired growing up - Debra Winger, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep - were all beautiful and thin, but not too thin. There are a lot of actresses who are unhealthy-skinny - much, much too skinny. You can't Pilates to that.
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There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.
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As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.
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There are millions of people who consume music illegally every month. Just getting them into a legal service will make the music industry way bigger than it's ever been before.
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The best thing we can do to help small-business owners succeed is cut spending.
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This is the first time in my life I've ever been happy, not completely happy, but happier than I've ever been.
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God's been very good to me. I'm truly blessed.
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When Captain America is in a room full of Marvel superheroes, he is always Top Dog, even though his powers are pretty modest. He could be stood next to Thor, Iron Man, whoever. He is the one that everyone looks up to. To me, that is Superman, too. Even de-powered in the Legion arc, he was still Superman. Still Top Dog.
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To me there is no picture so beautiful as smiling, bright-eyed, happy children; no music so sweet as their clear and ringing laughter.
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I think people think of me as this elegant person because they always see me dressed up.
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I'm thrilled we've got a new single out, as singles were the way I first got into music as a child.
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All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them.
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I'm not terribly confrontational, but I've gotten better at holding my ground.
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Do good 'cause God wants you to be happy. When you come to church, when you worship Him, you're not doing it for God, really. You're doing it for yourself because that's what makes God happy.
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I watch a lot of sport on television. I only watch certain sports, and I only watch them live - I don't think I've ever been able to watch a replay of a match or game of which the result was already decided. I feel bound to cheat and look up what can be looked up.
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When I started performing in public, I was probably around 10 or 11.
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I like powerful women, and I gravitate to any point in history when a female has significant power. I can spend hours researching any such amazing lady, from Ching Shih to Hatshepsut to Boudica to Zenobia.
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We must say that there are as many squares as there are numbers.
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It's the same girl-who-has-everything story. You know, the one where she's insecure and scared and unhappy and has marriage problems and doesn't know how to handle stardom and screws up right and left and gets in with the wrong people and goes down the drain.
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Put positive energy out into the world. If everybody did that, we would be in harmony.
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The ethic behind songs of conscience doesn't change, even though the issues are altered from generation to generation.
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Honest change? Honest? Has someone altered the definition of the word while my back was turned, or have you recently developed a sense of humor?
