Lesley Gore Quotes
The short story and the truth is that I was taking vocal lessons here in New York... One day, instead of my lesson, the piano player and I went into a studio... and we put down some demos... Those demos got to Quincy Jones through an agent... He listened to them, he called me, and we started to record.
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I watch the news, which is its own reality show. I love 'Curb Your Enthusiasm.' I love it because it's funny and because I realize that I'm happier than Larry David.
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Boxing is all about how cool and controlled and clear your mind is. Violence only gets in the way of you winning a fight. It's a sport that's more about the strategy than anything. You lose or you win in your head.
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My readers at that time were still men of letters; but there had to be other people waiting to read my poems.
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I'm easily entertained.
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I just do whatever I do, and put it out there without tryin' to cater to anybody. If you like it, you like it.
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I don't look at myself as suffering.
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Too many companies think they want to do a video blog to sell merchandise, but if you turn your site into QVC, you lose. I have an audience that trusts me. It's about building a global brand - not selling four more bottles of Pinot Grigio.
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The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable.
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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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Thank god, and now all I have are, twenty one years together, in January and, you know, I, you know I forgot this all about things. And anyway the first place is good thing.
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You get very possessive about characters, you feel you can see it in your mind and you want to play it.
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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I love playing moms. It's a lot easier than being a mom, I hear.
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When someone says something that really hurts me, I have to retweet it to let it go.
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We all wanted to copy Vivien Leigh.
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People only watch my shows for me, and those shows have remained evergreen long after the guests are forgotten.
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I'm a believer in paying your dues.
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We have seen that two heads are better than one when dealing with a mental health problem.
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I'm there to support my kids no matter what happens. I just do the best I can, just like anybody else would for their family.
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I wanted something that was direct – right to you eye .. ..something you didn't have to look around – you got the whole thing right away.
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I don't regret anything.
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Develop a clear vision for your organization. Where do you want to be in five years?
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The short story and the truth is that I was taking vocal lessons here in New York... One day, instead of my lesson, the piano player and I went into a studio... and we put down some demos... Those demos got to Quincy Jones through an agent... He listened to them, he called me, and we started to record.
