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I had this terrible stammer, so I couldn't really speak properly until I was 16 or 17.

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Carly Simon
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: June 25
Actor
Composer
Guitarist
Pianist
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
The Bronx
New York City
Carly Elisabeth Simon
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But I'm lost when it comes to you.
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You usually can't tell what's inspiring until you look back on it.
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The advancements that women have made are very threatening to men in the job place. There haven't been that many women in politics. If you look at the conventions, it's kind of pathetic how many men are the heads of companies. On the other hand, I'm not sure what the reality should be.
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I had a mastectomy in 1998, and then chemo.
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There was a French singer, Francoise Hardy - I used to look at her pictures and try to dress like her.
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Don't mind if I fall apart. There's more room in a broken heart.
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I've gone through the village of my songwriting and my artistry, and I've gone through lots of different phases, including one where it has been very quiet and abandoned me for a few years.
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You don't have to prove to me you're beautiful to strangers, I've got loving eyes of my own.
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I took it to heart that in order to be a good person you never said anything mean about anybody.
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I think that I've got some pretty bad reviews on albums or songs that later proved themselves.
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You know, people want to honor me, and on the one hand I just don't want to be a poster child but on the other, I want to do something classy and great - something where the residuals will go to the cause.
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Everyone has problems, and learning to share them is essential. Hiding pain requires an enormous amount of energy sharing it is liberating.
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A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars.
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I used the physical scar of my breast cancer operation, the scar that I have across my chest as a metaphor for all kinds of scars.
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It didn't matter as much because I'm a singer, not an actress, but my face is more acceptable in a way now than when I first came on the scene, because I'm part black.
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The sound of birds stops the noise in my mind.
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You're so vain. I bet you think this song is about you.
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So I suppose this slightly mature fashion sense happened because of what I had.
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As a singer I tried on all these hats, these voices, these clothes, and eventually out came me.
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