When it's open and honest, that's when the real nature of who you are as a vocalist or as a performer, all of that stuff can finally start to become what it's supposed to be. Like a settling into yourself. It's not even a musical thing, it's a whole mindset, a whole acceptance of who you were supposed to be. Life sounds good.
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ALISON MARQUISS I think with these projections the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] will be in a good po... ALISON MARQUISS We're approaching the finish line and look forward to providing vaccine for people to get vaccinated... ALISON MARQUISS It's an ongoing process. ALISON MARQUISS Our third-quarter earnings report is October 25, so we hope to have a more concrete number then, or ... ALISON MARQUISS The [FDA] release yesterday was the last regulatory step. ALISON MARQUISS [Full FDA clearance has not yet been achieved, but] there are no regulatory hurdles except supplemen... ALISON MARQUISS Truth and Consequences ALISON LURIE We can lie in the language of dress or try to tell the truth; but unless we are naked and bald, it i... ALISON LURIE As one went to Europe to see the living past, so one must visit Southern California to observe the f... ALISON LURIE There is a peculiar burning odor in the room, like explosives. the kitchen fills with smoke and the ... ALISON LURIE I mean, I like to think of myself as being strong and independent, but I definitely wasn't like that... ALISON LOHMAN I mean, God, I'm so lucky right now with the opportunities that I've had. There's nothing to worry a... ALISON LOHMAN I like to take a character and develop it. ALISON LOHMAN We are all mistaken sometimes; sometimes we do wrong things, things that have bad consequences. But ... ALISON CROGGON Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so. ALISON GOMME It is not given to us to know what difference we can make, and perhaps we can make no difference at ... ALISON CROGGON It is only the darkness in our own hearts that will defeat us, in the end. ALISON CROGGON There is no shame in not knowing something. The shame is in not being willing to learn. ALISON CROGGON While the heart beats, hope lingers. ALISON CROGGON Love is one of the true mysteries,' he said at last. 'The truest and the deepest of all. One thing, ... ALISON CROGGON My homosexuality remained at that point purely theoretical, an untested hypothesis. But it was a hyp... ALISON BECHDEL The writer's business is to find the shape in unruly life and to serve her story. Not, you may note,... ALISON BECHDEL My father once nearly came to blows with a female dinner guest about whether a particular patch of e... ALISON BECHDEL What would happen if we spoke the truth? ALISON BECHDEL In this pause, I suddenly saw something very clearly. Whatever it was I wanted from my m... ALISON BECHDEL