Joan Jett Quotes
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Nelson Mandela is physically separated from us, but his soul and spirit will never die. He belongs to the whole world because he is an icon of equality, freedom and love, the values we need all the time everywhere.
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Look at how hard it was to get to where I am. It doesn't make sense to give it up.
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I was probably never going to get to do the kind of things dramatically that I really wanted to do, so I returned to theater from time to time, and to write, and produce. It's by no means sour grapes.
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You had to go to a different part of town from where I was to get Muddy Waters singles. I had him on singles.
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I love playing live, I don't like studios all that much. I need the reaction of the audience.
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Words should have the power to inform and to move, not the power to send people scurrying away. But if you attach that much emotional energy to a word, it gives people the power to hurt each other.
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Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.
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I lost 'The X Factor,' and I lost 'Deal or No Deal' twice. I'm good at losing game shows.
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When I'm ready, I plan to adopt. I still believe in family.
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They got word that the Japanese planes were coming back, so we sunk her ourselves so the Japanese wouldn't get it. We didn't want the Japanese to get it intact.
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The thing that I really look for in people is enthusiasm and excitement and, not to sound really sappy, that fire in their eyes.
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I made a commitment... both to myself and to some supporters to carefully consider a run for the Liberal leadership for the Liberal Party of Canada.
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I remember when the palm trees were short and Tomorrowland was modern.
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As proud and capable as it is, I think the idea that the military can build new countries is a tall order, and it's the sort of thing that we would only expect from a military that we have superresourced and thought of as supercapable.
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My mum is a bit unconventional; she's outdoorsy and has more of an emotional intelligence, whereas my dad is pragmatic; he's a businessman.
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Music is my balance... center of my life.
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I still enjoy doing music. I'm not going to stop doing it, and doing it the way that I feel it should be done.
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Democratic societies are unfit for the publication of such thunderous revelations as I am in the habit of making.
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I think the dot-com boom and bust represented the end of the beginning. The industry is more mature today.
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I know it is crazy, but I want to create a place where people can come in an organised way to think differently, to think their own thoughts.
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I had a feeling it was gonna work out because not only did I enjoy the music and hit it off with the guys, but I was into theatrical rock and was willing to wear makeup and do anything to make it.
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We've been conditioned to understand music as a field where you get discovered, and you're always trying to find that end. So 'my shot' is speaking of a variety of shots. When you're a rapper, you look at every shot as the one you're supposed to take.
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By taking the time to stop and appreciate who you are and what you've achieved - and perhaps learned through a few mistakes, stumbles and losses - you actually can enhance everything about you. Self-acknowledgment and appreciation are what give you the insights and awareness to move forward toward higher goals and accomplishments.
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I've done some acting and a lot of different things, but mostly it's the music.
