"So I think that if I do feel more freedom right now in my career, it's not so much because I have less at stake but more a sense that I've learned more."

Mary Chapin Carpenter, American Musician

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"So I think that if I do feel more freedom right now in my career, it's not so much because I have less at stake but more a sense that I've learned more."

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"No matter how famous and established they were or however blessed they were with great songs or long careers, if they lived alone, they lived alone. That's not the way I wanted to live prior to the tour or after."

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"Many of my e-mails have been maliciously taken out of context, another effort by those assaulting my career."

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"In regards to planning your career, you need to treat it (your career) just like a business."

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"I've never been very good at manipulating my career, but fortunately I haven't needed to."

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