Leaping away from my mistakes has propelled me forward. It has great force behind it. It makes for great storytelling.
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If I didn't think and feel the way I think and feel, I couldn't sing the way I sing. And I like singing the way I sing.
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My parents had been involved in the labor movement; if we'd grown up in the city, we would have been red-diaper babies.
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To my great surprise and pleasure, I have had dinner with most of the people living with whom I would like to have dinner.
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To come to a concert and hear a lot of songs from a female perspective should not make men say, 'Oh well, that's for women'.
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I don't believe in nirvana. If nirvana was handed to us on a silver platter, this would be the first day of our struggle to keep it.
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To be always in a state of wonder is a kind of sensitivity that can sometimes be an extraordinary blessing and sometimes a real pain.
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Part of keeping space open is not to try to choose a form - to spend more time thinking about content, and let form take care of itself.
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I like this life. I like it when it's hard, and I like it better when it's not, but I know you don't get the sweet part without the bitter.
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Music can be used against us as much as it can be used for us. Muzak can put a whole nation to sleep, whereas a lullaby is intended to put a child to sleep in a sweet way.
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