Helen Reddy

I think back and marvel that my ambitions were so small. ↗

— Helen Reddy

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I think that two people who decide to live together in a marriage situation, they have an obligation to make the marriage work for them. ↗

— Helen Reddy

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I thought Erica Jong's Fear of Flying was one of the biggest pieces of crap that I've ever read in my life. ↗

— Helen Reddy

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I wanted control over the merchandising, the actual packaging of the product. That was a big factor. The only way for me to exercise control on all those levels was to start my own label. ↗

— Helen Reddy

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I was very strongly influenced by women's magazines and I really believed tha a woman could not be married and raise a family and have a successful career all at the same time. ↗

— Helen Reddy

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I worked with my parents on the stage in production numbers since I was 4, but I never really gave much thought to being a performer on my own until I was 12 or 13. ↗

— Helen Reddy

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I'm a very private person, and when I leave the stage, I leave the stage. ↗

— Helen Reddy

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If you had told me when I was 18 that I wouldn't have made it until I was 29, I would have said, Forget it. ↗

— Helen Reddy

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If you tell people your ambitions, they usually laugh at you. When I told my girlfriends when I was 12 that I was going to Hollywood, they all laughed. And here I am! ↗

— Helen Reddy

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In the '50s, a lot of girls never saw beyond the wedding day. ↗

— Helen Reddy

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