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My advice is precisely the advice my mother gave me. If you believe you have talent, the next thing you must have is determination.

— Cass Elliot

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Source: As quoted in "Twenty Questions for Mama Cass" by Frederick Todd in American Girl magazine (June 1970)
Source quality: Secondhand citation Quoted from another book or article rather than from the original.

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I think everybody who has a brain should get involved in politics. Working within. Not criticizing it from the outside. Become an active participant, no matter how feeble you think the effort is.

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Our job as entertainers is to ease some pain. So to begin with, you have to know what and where the pain is.

Everything I've learned in life I've learned either by doing it or watching the changes other people go through.

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I've heard that story about kids are high naturally, but I've seen kids that aren't high, kids who've had the high taken out of them.

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I don't think it's so important who you vote for — you vote for who you believe in. The important thing is to vote, because it's our way and it's the best way.

I think the unique thing about music and graphic art is as oposed to, say, acting and directing, that if you are good you can always create a place for yourself.

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