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Success doesn't change you; fame does.

— Whitney Houston

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"I finally faced the fact that it isn’t a crime not having friends. Being alone means you have fewer problems.”

"You can fool people. You can fool anybody any time of the day, but you can't fool yourself. At night, when you go home, you've got to be straight up with you."

I decided long ago never to walk in anyone's shadow; if I fail, or if I succeed at least I did as I believe.

“I broke my heart for every gain, to taste the sweet I faced the pain.”

You've got to know who you are before you step into this business, because if you're trying to find it, you'll probably wind up being somebody else, that you probably don't even like.

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