I took it to heart that in order to be a good person, you never said anything mean about anybody.

Quote by Carly Simon

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I just want to show off my scar proudly and not be afraid of it.

I just want to show off my scar proudly and not be afraid of it.

But when we listened to the radio, it was Bill Haley and the Comets or...

But when we listened to the radio, it was Bill Haley and the Comets or...

We need role models who are going to break the mold.

We need role models who are going to break the mold.

Sometimes my boyfriend would write the lyrics and I would write the melody, and other...

Sometimes my boyfriend would write the lyrics and I would write the melody, and other...

You know, people want to honor me, and on the one hand I just don't...

You know, people want to honor me, and on the one hand I just don't...

Do you know how many concerts I've done in my whole life, in more than...

Do you know how many concerts I've done in my whole life, in more than...

Well, I make every song I sing personal. I've never chosen a song that wasn't.

Well, I make every song I sing personal. I've never chosen a song that wasn't.

I always think it's interesting to dig a little bit deeper every time you go...

I always think it's interesting to dig a little bit deeper every time you go...

You usually can't tell what's inspiring until you look back on it.

You usually can't tell what's inspiring until you look back on it.

I'm still more comfortable with standards than with my own songs.

I'm still more comfortable with standards than with my own songs.

I think that I've got some pretty bad reviews on albums or songs that later...

I think that I've got some pretty bad reviews on albums or songs that later...

Then I went through a big Peggy Lee stage, then I became Annie Ross, then...

Then I went through a big Peggy Lee stage, then I became Annie Ross, then...

As a singer I tried on all these hats, these voices, these clothes, and eventually...

As a singer I tried on all these hats, these voices, these clothes, and eventually...

My look was even more solidified when I started singing in Greenwich Village with my...

My look was even more solidified when I started singing in Greenwich Village with my...

I had a mastectomy in 1998, and then chemo.

I had a mastectomy in 1998, and then chemo.

Sometimes, but the year I lived in France I started to write songs.

Sometimes, but the year I lived in France I started to write songs.

No, because I was always nervous about being onstage.

No, because I was always nervous about being onstage.

You're lucky you had that when you were 20. I sure didn't. I was overweight,...

You're lucky you had that when you were 20. I sure didn't. I was overweight,...

I always sang standards because the songs I wrote for myself weren't as easy to...

I always sang standards because the songs I wrote for myself weren't as easy to...

I try to get to those peculiar and particular things that you never think of...

I try to get to those peculiar and particular things that you never think of...