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"When Elvis was performing, you just tried to figure out a way to get there. I think he set all the records and anyone that has ever had the good fortune to see him, you know what it's like to try to get in to see Elvis. It was impossible, practically."
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"There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us for great things; it is a price which we imperceptibly set upon ourselves."
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"I never admire another's fortune so much that I became dissatisfied with my own."
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"I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value."
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"Do not yield to misfortunes, but advance more boldly to meet them, as your fortune permits you."
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"We do not know what is really good or bad fortune."
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"Accidental wisdom is better than willful folly."
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"I'm as lucky as a bed of oysters on cioppino night."
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"There are good and bad times, but our mood changes more often than our fortune."
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"Refrain from asking what going to happen tomorrow, and everyday that fortune grants you, count as gain."
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"Fortune makes a fool of those she favors too much."
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"There was a lot of great writing couples, but I try to do it all myself. And it was practically impossible, but I still managed to be ahead of my time."
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"Well, as an artist, I think that Elvis's generosity to me he always talked very highly about me, he always spoke very highly about my work and singing and my writing."
Work
"And I just remember, you know, breaking into tears and feeling so empty because, as long as Elvis was in the world, you always knew something was going and he always had something that kept everybody mesmerized."
Feelings
"No, I got my web site going and said I have the record out. People were just falling on the floor - they couldn't believe it - after all that time. You know, it wasn't a compilation, it was new songs."
Time
"I'm very interested to see how this new painting will go - I know I want it big and stark, and as I said, I follow the muse, and that's when it always works perfectly for me."
Painting
"I went to art school, I think it helped me a great deal because it taught me who I am."
Art
"I think Ingmar Bergman, Francoise Truffaut - all these people created images in my mind, beautiful pictures, I loved what was known at that time as the foreign film."
Time
"And being away and not performing for a long time and really connecting with my audience for a long time, I have a great responsibility to myself and to them to do it exactly the way the process was when I was young."
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"I would think, to me, growing up in the south, growing up with all the gospel music, singing in the church and having that rhythm and blues - the blues background was my big inspiration."
Music
"I mean, I can sit down with a guitar, and in fact, we do two, three songs with just guitar and percussion."
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