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You know the old saying: you win some, you lose some... and then there's that little-known third category. ↗

— Al Gore

#know #lose #old #saying #some

Actually, the funny thing is, after all these years, I've got all these new songs to learn for the show we're doing at Joe's Pub, so it's kind of fun to get down and rehearse new things, and also rethink some of the older songs, how we're going to do them. ↗

— Lesley Gore

#after #also #doing #down #fun

I do a cover of a Velvet Underground song, and they were one of the most important bands, for me. ↗

— Martin Gore

#cover #i #i do #important #me

I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different. ↗

— Martin Gore

#always #away #because #different #explaining

I wasn't ever a massive David Essex fan, but I liked a few of his tracks, and Stardust was one of them. ↗

— Martin Gore

#ever #fan #few #his #i

Once I'd chosen the songs, it seemed like it would just be a question then of recording them. But it's a case of trying to re-invent the songs; taking them in different directions. ↗

— Martin Gore

#chosen #different #different directions #directions #i

Our society's strong emphasis on dieting and self-image can sometimes lead to eating disorders. We know that more than 5 million Americans suffer from eating disorders, most of them young women. ↗

— Tipper Gore

#dieting #disorders #eating #emphasis #know

My mother said I was a clingy kid until I was about four. I also remember that from the age of eight she and I fought almost every day. ↗

— Amy Tan

#age #almost #also #day #eight

Eating disorders can have serious medical and psychological consequences which, left unchecked, can kill. Parents should address this issue and ask their children to discuss how they feel about themselves. ↗

— Tipper Gore

#address #ask #children #consequences #discuss

It was an idea we had when Al was in the Senate - to organize and moderate an annual conference that would look at government policy through the lens of the family to help identify ways that the family can be supported and strengthened. ↗

— Tipper Gore

#annual #conference #family #government #had