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When I wake up every morning, I smile and say, 'Thank you.' Because out of my window I can see the mountains, then go hiking with my dog and share her bounding joy in the world.

~Carole King

Topics: Because Dog Every Go Her Hiking Joy Morning Mountains Out Say See Share Smile Thank Thank You Then Up Wake Wake Up Window World You I Can

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My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue, an everlasting vision of the ever changing view.

~Carole King

Topics: Been Changing Ever Everlasting Hue Life My Life Rich Royal Tapestry View Vision

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Everybody understands friendship, and friendship is different than love - it's a different kind of love. Friendship has more freedom, more latitude. You don't expect your friend to be as you think your friend should be; you expect your friend just to love you as a friend.

~Carole King

Topics: Different Different Kind Everybody Expect Freedom Friend Friendship Just Kind Latitude Love Love You More Should Than Think To Love Understands You Your

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I've had a remarkable life. I seem to be in such good places at the right time. You know, if you were to ask me to sum my life up in one word, gratitude.

~Carole King

Topics: Ask Good Gratitude Had Know Life Me My Life One Word Places Remarkable Right Right Time Seem Sum Time Up Were Word You

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All I needed to do was sing with conviction, speaking my truth from the heart, honestly and straightforwardly, and to offer my words, ideas and music to the audience as if it were one collective friend that I'd known for a very long time.

~Carole King

Topics: Audience Collective Conviction Friend Heart Honestly Ideas Known Long Long Time Music Needed Offer Sing Speaking Time Truth Very Very Long Time Were Words

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Sensitive, humbug. Everybody thinks I'm sensitive. Wait until they hear my new album.

~Carole King

Topics: Album Everybody Hear New Sensitive Thinks Until Wait

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I just sort of try to be a good person; try to write music that lifts people and makes me feel good to sing.

~Carole King

Topics: Feel Feel Good Good Good Person Just Lifts Makes Me Music People Person Sing Sort Try Write

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When I was younger, I was kind of fearless. I think it takes more courage to do things when you know more. I was completely naive, and I was like, 'Why can't I do anything I want to do?'

~Carole King

Topics: Anything Courage Fearless Kind Know Like More Naive Takes Things Think Want Why You Younger I Think

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Sometimes I get a lyric, and the lyric, you know, comes off the page, and goes into my brain and comes out with a melody. Other times, I may create a melody first.

~Carole King

Topics: Brain Create First Get Goes Know Lyric May Melody Off Other Out Page Sometimes Times You

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There is a downside to having one of the biggest-selling albums ever.

~Carole King

Topics: Albums Downside Ever Having

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: February 9th, 1942

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