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" I nurture people's talents because, at the end of it, that's what they're left with. They're left with themselves. "
Linda Perry
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" I was scared of failure, of being a one-hit wonder, never being able to write another song again, never being able to sing again. Maybe everything that I think I am and who I want to be never will happen. "
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" There's nothing you could do to me, nothing you could take away from me that would make me feel like I wasn't going to be all right. "
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" The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center has this wonderful program where they take in the youth, feed them, help them learn how to cook, clean, they help them get jobs, help them learn how to save their money, and they have shelters all over the city. "
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" I want to show people my interpretation of what creating music is, and this is where it comes from: the heart. "
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" I don't care if I go broke. I don't care about all that stuff. I just want to know that I did everything I wanted to do. "
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" My family, they are definitely not an ordinary family. "
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" I want to be perceived - or maybe I perceive myself - as this really easygoing, honest person that's just giving. Realistically, I have those qualities, but I'm very aggressive. I can be very harsh. It comes off almost mean, you know? "
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