Cyndi Lauper quotes

You always have to remember - no matter what you're told - that God loves all the flowers, even the wild ones that grow on the side of the highway. (Cyndi Lauper)
It is not a dirty word, "feminism." I just think that women belong in the human population with the same rights as everybody else... The problem is, "A feminist looks like this, or is like that." We are taught not to like ourselves as women, we are taught what we're supposed to look like, what our measurements are supposed to be. I never hear what measurements men are supposed to be. Just women. View quote
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People can save the world by the way they think and by the way they behave and what they hold to be important. View quote
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I come from a line of great Sicilian women, and their mentality is to endure and push through to the other side. View quote
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I never had a rivalry with Madonna. You don't knock another sister, ever. There's room for everybody on this planet; you don't have to be like anyone else. View quote
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If you can't go one way, there's many ways to get where you're going. So you just take a step back and see beyond the wall. View quote
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I absolutely refuse to reveal my age. What am I - a car? View quote
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Understand where it is you want to go. Then picture yourself there. If you can picture yourself there, then you can be there. Bottom line. View quote
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Humour is a great vehicle for getting a message across. If you get too serious, you could die of starch. View quote
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Everything does go in a circle. View quote
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With fame, I'm able to create more. With every success, you have more freedom to create. (Cyndi Lauper)
You can laugh when I talk, but not when I sing. View quote
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My music is about a joyful experience. I've learned that if you can affect other people, you should. View quote
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Somebody did complain to me and tell me that my clothes were so loud they couldn't hear me sing. View quote
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I learned jazz; that comes from blues. I learned rock; that comes from blues. I learned pop; that comes from blues. Even dance, that comes from blues, with the answer-and-response. View quote
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I get the greatest feeling when I'm singing. It's other-worldly. Your feet are anchored into the Earth and into this energy force that comes up through your feet and goes up the top of your head and maybe you're holding hands with the angels or the stars, I have no idea. View quote
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I always sang. I wanted to be in a band with my sister, and I was, at 11. At 12, I started writing seriously, and that was my pacifier all through high school - that and painting. View quote
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I lucked out when I started to sing. I'd already experienced failing at everything else. View quote
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There have been great things that happened to me. View quote
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I do have a lot of difficulty figuring out what I want to be working on, but what's the alternative? To be one of those people who has a million things they want to do, and then never does any of them? And then where will you be? View quote
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When I perform on stage, I often pretend to be someone other than myself to bring a certain emotion or intent to a song. (Cyndi Lauper)
Dick Clark was a really great influence in my career; he helped me a lot with his whole organization, and they were awesome to me at all different points - but one thing that I really disagreed with him on was when he said that what I do, pop music, is a disposable art form. View quote
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My mother said I was a little odd as a kid. I was alone a lot, but I didn't feel alone. View quote
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Fame doesn't redeem you. It takes a long time to get there, and when you're finally there, you realise you still have authority figures telling you what to do. View quote
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Just like I am obsessed with the history of fashion, I love reading about the history of makeup. View quote
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