#ok

I think behind closed doors people behave differently no matter what period we're looking at, because people have to stand up straight in public but can slouch behind closed doors - can you imagine wearing those corsets? ↗

— Brenda Blethyn

#behave #behind #closed #corsets #differently

Shyness has a strange element of narcissism, a belief that how we look, how we perform, is truly important to other people. ↗

— Andre Dubus

#element #how #important #look #narcissism

Women's fashion is a subtle form of bondage. It's men's way of binding them. We put them in these tight, high-heeled shoes, we make them wear these tight clothes and we say they look sexy. But they're actually tied up. ↗

— David Duchovny

#binding #bondage #clothes #fashion #form

I have piles of poetry books in the bathroom, on the stairs, everywhere. The only way to write poetry is to read it. ↗

— Carol Ann Duffy

#books #everywhere #i #only #piles

I was the lead in two musicals, and I took dance classes. ↗

— Corbin Bleu

#dance #dance classes #i #lead #musicals

Kids look up to me, and it's really incredible to be in that position. ↗

— Corbin Bleu

#kids #look #me #position #really

In the inner city, there's a mentality that the government owes you something. My breakthrough came when I stopped feeling sorry for myself and took responsibility for every part of my life. No more pity parties. I've gotta love me more than anybody else loves me. ↗

— Mary J. Blige

#breakthrough #came #city #else #every

I am enormously honored to be one of the spokesmen of the New Age Womens Health Campaign, so you'll be seeing me in public service announcements and public appearances supporting the campaign. ↗

— Karen Duffy

#am #announcements #appearances #campaign #enormously

I've just been growing right along. It's painful, but it's a great pain, and I like suffering for great results. It's like going to the gym. It hurts really bad at first, but after a couple of months and after that diet, you're looking so hot. ↗

— Mary J. Blige

#along #bad #been #couple #diet

You can look at my palm and see the storm coming. Read the book of my life and see I've overcome it. ↗

— Mary J. Blige

#coming #i #life #look #my life