Carole King Quotes
I just sort of try to be a good person; try to write music that lifts people and makes me feel good to sing.
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My father passed away when I was very young, so I was head of household for a very long time. Whether it came to cooking food or having to braid hair to get kids out of the door for school, I've been one that has - with the help of my mother - has been a father figure for a lot of young ladies.
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So, you know, parenting is a very intimate and amazing experience and one of the best experiences of my life.
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I've been in this business for 40 years - you do a show, and you don't know what's going to come of it.
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Many writers from the suburbs of history, such as Ireland and Argentina, produced more original work than their counterparts in the United States; they still seem to.
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I'm from New York, so I'm not a big driver.
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Someone told me, 'When you go see Pearl Jam, it's going to be a spiritual experience,' and it was. It was my first time seeing them live, and I've been a lifelong fan. Eddie Vedder's voice is a million times better live, and I couldn't believe the passion he put into every single song.
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It's hard for me to view Baltimore outside the context of what Baltimore has always been in my mind: a violent place.
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I'm not an agent from any government, even if some of you may not believe it. I'm not. I'm a peacemaker.
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I hate to tell you this, but there's an entire subset of people out there who think of me as quite a dull actor. And that's the word used, and often – dull.
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Italy advocates the adoption of a legal instrument on cultural diversity, guaranteeing every country the protection of its own historical identity and the uniqueness of its physical and intangible cultural heritage.
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I think everybody understands the fact that the right person will be cast for the role. So it's not theirs really to lose; they're just trying to find the right person.
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By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.
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I actually interviewed other people about myself, and that alerted me to the fact that I had to really investigate my memories.
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Adequacy is sufficient.
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We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper, by the manner which is the man himself.
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In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.
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I grew up in Christianity. They preach a lot that you should get married and be a wife and be a virtuous woman and all of that. So I was so eager to do that, and I didn't really take the time I needed to grow into my own. And I ended up running into a really bad situation. I didn't even really date my ex-husband. We just kind of jumped into it.
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When it comes to helping make the country strong, we in Congress have an important role to play.
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Too many people have already lost their lives to HIV and AIDS, and the more celebrities who can bring attention to the issue, the better.
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I like it, but it's yellow, and I'm like, I didn't want yellow for my engagement ring.
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It's important to win with style.
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Put the car away; when life fails What's the good of going to Wales? Here am I, here are you: But what does it mean? What are we going to do?
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I just sort of try to be a good person; try to write music that lifts people and makes me feel good to sing.
