Joan Jett Quotes
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I think that I could be an example to young people, and they know that dreams come true.
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It's incredibly fun to play someone that you don't like. It exorcises your own demons in a way. It's cathartic. We all have things that we don't like about ourselves, little things. And I get to amplify those things and put them out there. It's fun and it has a cleansing effect.
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Editing and post-production is so important with comedy.
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I ain't scared to do another dating show, but I ain't really trying to. I want to do a talk show or something. I've done enough dating on television. I'm ready to spread my wings, and go down other avenues.
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Unfortunately, what many people forget is that judges are just lawyers in robes.
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I like humor: the sort of gentle humor that points out human foibles.
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Mo'Nique is so full of love. I've been describing her as the tree in 'Pocahontas.' She's so wise and loving. She is just everything.
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I like freedom. I wake up in the morning and say, 'I don't know, should I have a popsicle or a donut?' You know, who knows?
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Kids called me 'Skeletor' as a kid because I was so skinny.
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I always send new writers to 'Writer's Digest Books' line-up of how-to books. I read them all when I was starting out, and they were very helpful.
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I'm happy in Lululemon, with a glass of red wine, watching HGTV.
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I train to fight five rounds, but if we can end the fight in the first round, it's even better.
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I grew up with a lot of boys. I probably have a lot of testosterone for a woman.
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I always try to make each character my own.
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Someone once told me that something they really liked about me was that they thought that I was really down to earth and not high-maintenance. I think that was cool. It's important to stay grounded.
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I do believe that the original sources of all religions should be taught, because with that we will find our similarities, not just our differences. I believe that if Mohammed, Buddha, Jesus, and Moses all got together they would be best of friends because the spiritual basis of all religions is something that builds unity.
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Had anyone told me that I was going to have a career in business, I would have said, 'No way.'
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Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes.
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The defense of the West Bank by Arab forces would be a truly suicidal enterprise. The late King Hussein understood these facts well. Until 1967, he was careful to keep most of his forces east of the Jordan River. When he momentarily forgot these realities in 1967, it took Israel just three days of fighting to remind him of them.
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Take a newspaper account of Waterloo or Trafalgar, with all the small advertisements: it seems much more real than reading about it in a history book.
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People call me for the ballads. Apparently that's where I've been pigeonholed. But it's really interesting and really fun. It's my favourite part of the job, writing.
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The American government will be whatever we all make of it.
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I don't read reviews because by then it's too late - whatever anyone says, the book won't change. It is written.
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A lot of the songs I've recorded are songs I write.
