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"Expressions of disapproval are on a level of vulgarity that cannot be tolerated. The way to express disapproval is to do without applause."

"Occasionally if you do something extraordinary, the crew responds with spontaneous applause, but that's very rare."

"When I got through, Duke Ellington stood up and started the applause."

"I thank you in advance for the great round of applause I'm about to get."

"The hoopla, the applause, the praises have never excited me."

"I have been trying to find out exactly when listeners and performers decided that applause between movements would not be allowed, but nobody seems to have been willing to admit that they were the culprit."
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"Long tresses down to the floor can be beautiful, if you have that, but learn to love what you have."

"We don't do drugs, drink or use profanity. Instead we instill morals and values in my boys by raising them with a love of God and a love and respect for themselves and all people. I believe they will have a chance."

"I'm picking and choosing in terms of the stress factor. If it's not fun, I'm not going to do it."

"I don't let people use me. That's why I like a small number of people in my life. The more people in my life, the more complex it becomes, so I just try to keep it at a minimum."

"Completeness? Happiness? These words don't come close to describing my emotions. There truly is nothing I can say to capture what motherhood means to me, particularly given my medical history."

"You leave home to seek your fortune and, when you get it, you go home and share it with your family."

"I would say that my peak was making my first million at the ripe age of 29, after the first album."

"Applause felt like approval, and it became a drug that soothed the pain, but only temporarily."
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