The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.
The women’s struggle today is an individual struggle (…) You can’t demand equal pay if you also want to have a long maternity leave, stay at home when they are sick and be there primarily for the children.
I have a small walk-in closet, and it can easily turn into a recycling museum, so I’ve also learned to sort out. When you are as old as I am, it is very important not to get sloppy and wear boring clothes.
When I die, I want to go to sleep peacefully like my grandfather. Not screaming in terror, like the passengers in his car.
If you have to improvise, you have to be well prepared.
I don’t hate myself anymore. I used to hate my work, hate the sexy image, hate the pictures of me on stage, hate the big vulgar person. On stage, I act the whole time I’m there. As soon as I come out of those songs, I’m Tina again.
Some people tap their feet, some people snap their fingers, and some people sway back and forth. I just sorta do ‘em all together, I guess.
I have no vices only desires.
Der er kun én succes – at kunne tilbringe dit liv på din egen måde.
I was raised in a free and liberal home. I have never felt threatened by other cultures, other colors or other ways of thinking. In 30 years, there will be more and more colors in the minds of the people who walk around our streets. And we want to move around a lot more ourselves. It is also necessary that we open up if we are to remain strong at that time.
I’ve never given myself a lot of credit because of my relationship with Ike. I was just happy when I started to like myself – when I got divorced and took control of my life.
We are not all in the same boat. We are all in the same storm.
No matter how many grains of gold I serve you, you keep eating oatmeal, and I can’t become my problem.
Man, I was tame compared to what they do now. Are you kidding? I didn’t do anything but just jiggle.
It’s – sorry my French – some damn nonsense. There are certainly also pig farmers and cattle farmers who go in clean boots and clothes. You will probably find most of them, so that is why it is nonsense.
The longer I stay at home, the more homeless I look.
If the heroes run and hide, who will stay and fight?
I’m attracted to myths.
I can’t give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure: Try to please everybody.
If you’re a giver, remember to learn your limits. Because the takers don’t have any.
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.
If you only want to see dog shit, then there is dog shit.
You won’t get anything unless you have the vision to imagine it.
Those who have never made a mistake have never tried anything new.
They say it’s the white man I should fear, but it’s my own kind doing all the killing here.