Joan Jett Quotes
People like to tear you down. People are always going to take shots. You've just got to go for it.
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I began both auditioning with Pearl Jam and recording for Eleven. In the fall of 1994, I joined Pearl Jam.
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I'm 43. I'm not ready to sit down in a chair with my name on it yet.
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A book is not an example of 'women's writing' simply because it is written by a woman. Writing may become 'women's writing' when it could not have been written by a man.
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Produce great men, the rest follows.
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Belgian chocolate is my weakness. I like over 72 percent cacao, which shows you how much of a dark chocolate snob I am.
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I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon as I done it I seen it.
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The Koran was revealed at a time of great change in the Arab world, the seventh-century shift from a matriarchal nomadic culture to an urban patriarchal system.
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I have never regarded myself as a hero, but Tenzing undoubtedly was.
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I'd wanted to be famous for as long as I could remember.
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Like fragile ice anger passes away in time.
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I'm a monomaniac with one goal: clean air from clean energy.
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Chanting was very deep for me. It was as if I remembered it. It was like a real surrender.
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As actors, we put in our best, but when people don't like a film, you have to learn to deal with it. I've learnt not to get too emotional.
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Vatican II was a force that seized the mind of the Roman Catholic Church and carried it across centuries from the 13th to the 20th.
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Effective teacher support in my mind is the same thing as effective management. Our teachers need strong management, just like anyone in any profession.
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Sainthood is acceptable only in saints.
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I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.
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I find that the time that goes by is actually your best friend when you are making a record. The passing of time gives you perspective on what you recorded and what you wrote. If something sounds good to you 12 months after you recorded it then chances are pretty good that there's something valuable about the part or the song.
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Our aim is always to minimise casualties and to separate a hardline Taliban from those who have been caught up in the insurgency.
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I have a Rolex, but no diamonds. Rappers wear diamonds to compensate for a lack of fashion sense. I don't even have pierced ears - I'm not into that; it's too much.
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China is one of those vast, continental conglomerates that... I mean, if they were to start a tourist trade in China, they'd just bus people in from another province, you know what I mean? They're very self-contained.
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You need people to encourage you along the way, both during your success and failures, because there will be both.
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People like to tear you down. People are always going to take shots. You've just got to go for it.
