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" My children come first and the career comes in around that. "

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Believe In Yourself

" It has always been, and still is, my intention to build a playground in Central Park. "

" I just appreciate still having the longevity that I've had in my career. "

" I don't judge people by their sexual orientation or the color of their skin, so I find it really hard to identify someone by saying that they're a gay person or a black person or a Jewish person. "

" The first time I heard a Billie Holiday record, I thought, 'What's so great about Billie Holiday?' "

" I have three girls, and I say the same thing to them. I'm not involved in their careers because I've learned that it's important for them to stand on their own two feet. They'll feel better and prouder of themselves if they do. "

" You see, I've never really studied acting. "

" People don't know about the human part of me that really cares about the world. For instance, I don't know what I feel about wearing my furs anymore. I worked so hard to have a fur coat, and I don't want to wear it anymore because I'm so wrapped up in the animals. I have real deep thoughts about it because I care about the world and nature. "

" I don't get fat, I get skinny. "

" Instead of looking at the past, I put myself ahead twenty years and try to look at what I need to do now in order to get there then. "

" So I'm not worried about the emotions I carry with me, because I'm happy that I have them; I think it's good for the work I do. The emotions that are not healthy are the ones you hold inside, like anger. "

" No, nothing really upsets me. "

" My father worked hard, but we were still very poor; and I didn't want anybody arguing about money, so I became the entertainer - the one who wanted everyone to be happy. I didn't want there to be any problems. "

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" My family called me a wiggle tail because I was a little skinny, wiry kid full of energy. "

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