"Cyndi Lauper knows how to work a crowd."

-- Ben Brantley

“Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror.”
“The best art always comes unbidden.”
“Since the beginning, the people of the college and I have agreed that the music of MerleFest is 'traditional plus.'”

Source : "Doc Watson, Folk Guitar Icon, Dies at 89", www.hollywoodreporter.com. May 29, 2012.
“We can always stick together when we are losing, but tend to find means of breaking up when we're winning. In Grace under Pressure, by Hastie, 1984.”
“One of the great regrets of my life is that I smoked. If I could say anything to anybody starting out in life it would be, 'Whatever you do, don't smoke'. I have had to recover from that and been lucky that I have been able to stop.”
“The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a unique and biologically special place that should be preserved.”
“By all means give vent to your anger, let it out in nondestructive ways--if you are still deciding to have it. But begin to think of yourself as someone who can learn to think new thoughts when you are frustrated, so that the immobilizing anger can be replaced by more fulfilling emotions. Annoyance, irritation, and disappointment are feelings that you will very likely continue to experience, since the world will never be the way you want it. But anger, that hurtful emotional response to obstacles, can be eliminated.”
“When I'm on the couch, I usually have the TV on and my MacBook Air nearby. And sometimes, when my ADD is really kicking in, I have my iPad too. And my iPhone. And a magazine that I haven't gotten to. And a book under the pillow to my left.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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