As I grew up, one of my strongest allies has been my sister.
Patti Smith
Recitation: by Male by Female
My daughter, Jennifer Grey, was in 'Dirty Dancing,' which was shot in the Catskill Mountains, where the great old Jewish entertainers used to appear. It was the first time she'd been to the Borscht Belt, and I don't think she's been back since.
Joel Grey
DaughterGreatTimeMountainsThink
I've passed on a lot of huge-money jobs. Money doesn't enter into the decision-making. If I do a big blockbuster, it's about how big an audience you'll get and where you can take them.
Matt Damon
MoneyYouAudienceDecision-Making
I'm not very good at writing songs when I have a lot of clutter in my mind.
Solange Knowles
GoodMindWritingClutterSongsLot
To me, life is a gift, and it's a blessing to just be alive. And each person should learn what a gift it is to be alive no matter how tough things get.
Tony Bennett
LifeBlessingMeToughGiftLearn
More than anything, I think my connection to the sea has really helped me develop my independence and a sense of the importance and value of my own vision.
Diane Greene
SeaVisionValueMeThinkMy Own
My songs are self-explanatory... somebody pointed out to me that... my songs pretty much speak for themselves.
Christine McVie
MeSpeakOutPrettySomebodySongs
The first novel I wrote, 'The White House Mess,' was a comic novel. It came out in 1986. It was a parody in the form of a White House memoir.
Christopher Buckley
HouseWhiteFirstMessOutMemoir
Peace is obtained by war.
Cornelius Nepos
PeaceWarObtained
It's one of the roles of a lifetime to be able to play someone like Mr. Cochran who was so influential. People knew about his work in regard to police brutality. He was very much a staple in the community - someone who, if there was trouble, people knew, 'Go get Johnnie Cochran.'
Courtney B. Vance
WorkCommunityPolicePeopleSomeone
Everybody has said or done the wrong thing and regretted it later, but at the time, you really couldn't help it! As you get older, you're more guarded, but that's a really tough process of learning, to be brutally honest, about some things and keeping your mouth shut about others.
Cliff Chiang
LearningTimeToughHelpYouMouth
Somebody described it to me the best as when you go in to write a song with two people that you've never met, you're pretty much going in and taking off your pants in front of strangers, so it's a really weird feeling.
Scotty McCreery
BestPeopleMeSongWeirdYou
I will never, ever balance a budget on the backs of our seniors.
Todd Young
BalanceBudgetWillNeverSeniors
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