"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain."
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"Storms make trees take deeper roots."
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"I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde."
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"It's a good thing I was born a girl, otherwise I'd be a drag queen."
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"A peacock that rests on his feathers is just another turkey."
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"If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one."
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"I'm on a seafood diet - I see food, I eat it."
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"I look just like the girls next door... if you happen to live next door to an amusement park."
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"We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails."
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"Wildflowers don't care where they grow."
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"Find out who you are and do it on purpose."
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"I'm not going to limit myself just because people won't accept the fact that I can do something else."
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"I hated school. Even to this day, when I see a school bus it's just depressing to me. The poor little kids."
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"the magic is inside you. there ain't no crystal ball"
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"I compare myself to a good barn. You can have a good barn, and if you paint it, it looks a little better. But if you take the paint off, it's still a good barn."
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"No matter what, I always make it home for Christmas. I love to go to my Tennessee Mountain Home and invite all of my nieces and nephews and their spouses and kids and do what we all like to do - eat, laugh, trade presents and just enjoy each other... and sometimes I even dress up like Santa Claus!"
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"When I meet someone, I look at their eyes and their smile and seek out the good first - it's easy to find when you're looking for it. You let a person shine with their own light and try to connect it to yours. As soon as I say hello, I go right to that light and I don't care who you are! I know we're all pieces of the same thing - I go for that common light because I know it's in all of us."
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"You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try."
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"Mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of Whitney Houston. I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, 'Whitney, I will always love you. You will be missed.'"
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"If you're feeling low, don't despair. The sun has a sinking spell every night, but it comes back up every morning."
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