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" It's been important to me to be a good activist, a good thinker, a good musician, a good singer, and a good entertainer. You can't do it all, but I have walked those delicate lines as best I know how. "

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" A lot of artists say, I'm not political. People are afraid of this word. "

" My parents had been involved in the labor movement; if we'd grown up in the city, we would have been red-diaper babies. "

" When we make mistakes, say, I'm blessed that I have an opportunity to learn from this. "

" You just keep feeding hogwash to people, and pretty soon they'll eat it. "

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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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" Part of being an artist is being willing to be shocked, being willing to be surprised, being willing to be hurt. "

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" The women's movement completely changed attitudes all over the world in ways we'll never be able to count. "

" It is essential that men start being interested in and excited by how women think. "

" Language is like songs, like food, like dance-it is the expression of what we think. "

" When the students were killed at Kent State, the cast voted to do a demonstration from the stage, and I abstained. "

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" If you have the guts to keep making mistakes, your wisdom and intelligence leap forward with huge momentum. "

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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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