#my

Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty. ↗

— Ronald Reagan

#been #concentrated #enemy #liberty #power

I think in Mrs. C, I certainly played myself. A very compulsive, sweet person. ↗

— Marion Ross

#compulsive #i #i think #mrs #myself

Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. ↗

— Ronald Reagan

#economy #few #government #keeps #moves

I was at the Smithsonian for twenty years, and I'm still at the Smithsonian as a curator emeritus, and I still plan to figure out what that means for me at this point in my life. ↗

— Bernice Johnson Reagon

#figure #i #life #me #means

The voice I have now, I got the first time I sang in a movement meeting, after I got out of jail... and I'd never heard it before in my life. ↗

— Bernice Johnson Reagon

#before #first #first time #got #heard

I think of these things as obstacles rather than opportunities, because if they were opportunities it means I actually took the business of doing them seriously. To take myself too seriously is the gentle kiss of death. ↗

— Leon Redbone

#because #business #death #doing #gentle

Believe it or not, most people think of me as a recording artist, but actually the way I think of myself and the way I earn my living is as a performing artist. ↗

— Helen Reddy

#artist #believe #earn #i #i think

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

#crap #ever #fear #flying #i

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

#big #control #exercise #factor #i

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

#gave #i #much #my own #never