Tina Turner Quotes
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You know when you're 14 and terrified to talk to a girl? I didn't suffer much from that. It seemed very natural to me to talk to girls.
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Being a role model is about being true to myself.
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I know my life story sounds too extraordinary to be true.
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Hollywood would make a holocaust an animated comedy if people would pay to see it; they don't care... they just want your money.
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The one snack I really love is YoCrunch yogurt. It's like an apple pie in a cup! You have your apples on the bottom, your yogurt in the middle, and piecrust crumbs on top.
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A secret is powerful when it is empty.
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No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing.
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If you're not careful, you can fall into a destructive cycle of self-pity.
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I have had just an excess of energy. That's why I've always been active.
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Nobody wants to retire from football.
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Americans are cool; if you show just a chink of vulnerability, they respond so much. They'll pat you on the arm and say, 'Hey kid, you're all right.' Brits will respond but they are much more cynical.
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It's one thing to say, 'I don't like what you said to me and I find it rude and offensive,' but the moment you threaten violence in return, you've taken it to another level, where you lose whatever credibility you had.
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For a successful revolution it is not enough that there is discontent. What is required is a profound and thorough conviction of the justice, necessity and importance of political and social rights.
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I absolutely don't dislike children - I would choose their company over adult company any time.
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I always say, and I truly believe this, that my work is three steps ahead of me. I have an idea for something, and I tend to feel like it's leading me, and I'll follow the process through, and it's not until after I've seen it that I truly understand why I'm doing this.
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People talk about the miracle of birth. No. There's the miracle of conception. I did IVF, but nothing happened. So I began to think of adoption, and then I got pregnant. It was definitely a miracle.
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I'm aware that, from the outside, this looks like I've got quite an ego.
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I think of myself as a plain human being who happens to be an American.
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It really does take a lot of time to make records, to be in the studio and do all that stuff.
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Friendship is a priceless gift, that cannot be bought or sold. But it's value is far greater than a mountain made of gold. For gold is cold and lifeless, it can neither see nor hear. And in time of trouble, it is powerless to cheer. So when you ask God for a gift, be thankful if he sends not diamonds, pearls or riches, but the love of real true friends.
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I think I'm always drawn to projects that help me understand something about myself.
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Sometimes we need help from a god
