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I think that we need to look hard at our beliefs and be responsible about how we speak out. ↗

— Mary Steenburgen

#beliefs #hard #how #i #i think

I'd already made the decision before I'd even read it-just because it was John Sayles. Then when I read it, the themes were actually themes that have been a big part of my life. ↗

— Mary Steenburgen

#already #because #been #before #big

Although I'd always wanted children, it was such an opposite thing to being a singer. ↗

— Gwen Stefani

#always #being #children #i #opposite

Before, I was really passive, all I cared about was being in love with my boyfriend. I didn't have any creative power, nothing. I don't know that person any more. ↗

— Gwen Stefani

#any #before #being #being in love #boyfriend

Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will. ↗

— James Stephens

#conquer #curiosity #even #fear #more

I wish I could write more make-believe. It's a lot easier to write about hard times and when things are going wrong. But I've never been a private person. ↗

— Gwen Stefani

#been #could #easier #going #hard

I'm just, like, totally normal. The fact that any of this has happened, that we're sitting here at the Beverly Hills Hotel just gets me going, like, 'What?' ↗

— Gwen Stefani

#beverly #beverly hills #fact #gets #going

It takes a lot of selfish time to make music. ↗

— Gwen Stefani

#make #music #selfish #takes #time

Music has this emotional thing to it, and it touches people in crazy ways. The power of having that power is something that, once you have it, you don't want it to ever end. ↗

— Gwen Stefani

#emotional #emotional thing #end #ever #having

My songs are basically my diaries. Some of my best songwriting has come out of time when I've been going through a personal nightmare. ↗

— Gwen Stefani

#been #best #come #diaries #going