Tracy Chapman Quotes

I always considered trying to make a living playing music. But it was always really clear to me, at the various stages in my life, that it really wasn't a possibility unless some phenomenal thing happened.

Tracy Chapman

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LifeMusicMeMy LifeTryingLiving

Thank you... adjustable baseball caps with no logo on the front and mesh netting in the back, for being a great way to say, 'Hi, I'm over 80 years old.'

Jimmy Fallon

GreatBaseballThank YouYouBack

Some women are great, and you wouldn't have been able to get to where you are without them, and others are doing what they can to undermine you.

Amy Heckerling

WomenGreatDoingYouOthersGet

Madonna influenced me a lot. She's all about really being yourself and not giving a care in the world, and I really take after that.

Sofia Richie

YourselfMeWorldCareGivingShe

Mental health is such a complex thing and so difficult to diagnose. What is a mental problem? Who does have mental problems? What's the difference between mental problems and depression and sadness?

Tom Sturridge

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Most groups today aren't groups. In a true group all the members create the arrangements among themselves.

Robby Krieger

TodayCreateGroupTrueMostAmong

Sometimes you want to make your own experiences.

Martina Hingis

YouSometimesWantExperiencesOwn

If you blithely do what you do and you're good at what you do, and try to be a decent person, you can succeed.

Michael Patrick Jann

GoodSucceedYouPersonTryDecent

I'm glad I'm successful at it, because it's allowed me to live very well financially, and give my kids a lot of things. It's enabled me to do stuff that I otherwise wouldn't be able to do. But it's not who I am.

Judith Guest

LiveI AmMeThingsSuccessfulWell

I've been lucky: I've won a lot of medals, but I'd still like to win more.

David Silva

WinLuckyMoreMedalsBeenStill

You know, at some point there has to be parity. There has to be parity between what is happening in the real world, and what is happening in the public sector world.

Chris Christie

WorldYouKnowRealPointHappening

I turned to music originally because of my past and needing a release or an outlet to get out anger or frustration or hurt.

Christina Aguilera

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In the bubble that was dot-com 1.0 emerged Google, Amazon, and some of the most valuable companies on the planet. They were successful because they focused on their customer; they focused on revolutionary products.

Brad Garlinghouse

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