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Rock and roll's relatively new, in the sense of the Fifties, Sixties, right? They invented the first sort of rock stars, and they took it to excess, and then the excess became bitter, tormented. Then it became okay to succeed.

~Albert Hammond, Jr.

Topics: Became Bitter Excess Fifties First Invented New Okay Relatively Right Rock Rock Stars Roll Sense Sixties Sort Stars Succeed Then Took Tormented

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William Maxwell's my favorite North American writer, I think. And an Irish writer who used to write for 'The New Yorker' called Maeve Brennan, and Mary Lavin, another Irish writer. There were a lot of writers that I found in 'The New Yorker' in the Fifties who wrote about the same type of material I did - about emotions and places.

~Alice Munro

Topics: About American Another Did Emotions Favorite Fifties Found Irish Lot Mary Material New New Yorker North North American Places Same Think Type Used Were Who William Write Writer Writers Wrote Yorker I Think

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I think that wealthy white people would like to have a country that resembles the Fifties, when all the minorities were tucked away in ghettos and paid in very low wages but on the surface it was very bright and shiny and free and the rest of the world would look on it longingly.

~Alice Walker

Topics: Away Bright Country Fifties Free Like Look Low Minorities Paid People Resembles Rest Shiny Surface Think Tucked Very Wages Wealthy Were White World Would I Think

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The riskiest thing I have done in my fifties is to do a Polish accent for a new film. I had a great time working on it and two wonderful people to guide me. A dialect coach that I have known for thirty years and a Polish actor.

~Andie Macdowell

Topics: Accent Actor Coach Dialect Done Fifties Film Great Great Time Guide Had Known Me New People Polish Thing Thirty Time Two Wonderful Wonderful People Working Years

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It would have been so awesome to be born in the Thirties and be in your prime in the Fifties. Except for the whole being black thing, obviously!

~Andra Day

Topics: Awesome Been Being Black Born Except Fifties Obviously Prime Thing Thirties Whole Would Your

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My style was established in the Forties and Fifties, then got dragged through the decades and picked up a couple more things on the way.

~Andra Day

Topics: Couple Decades Dragged Established Fifties Forties Got More Picked Style Then Things Through Up Way

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Well, I actually grew up in the sixties. I feel very lucky, actually, that that was my slice of time that I was dealt. Let's remember that the real motivation in the sixties, and even in the fifties, was the Cold War.

~Ann Druyan

Topics: Actually Cold Cold War Dealt Even Feel Fifties Grew Lucky Motivation Real Remember Sixties Slice Time Up Very War Well I Feel

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In the fact that 'Vogue' is someone that can help guide enormous audiences through this fascinating world, I would like to think we are as influential and actually are now reaching so many more people than we ever dreamt of back in the Fifties or the Sixties.

~Anna Wintour

Topics: Actually Audiences Back Dreamt Enormous Ever Fact Fascinating Fifties Guide Help Influential Like Many More More People Now People Reaching Sixties Someone Than Think Through Vogue World Would

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When I was in my early twenties, parts would be written for women in their fifties, and I would get them. And now I'm in my early thirties, and I'm like, 'Why did that 24-year-old get that part?' I was that 24-year-old once. I can't be upset about it; it's the way things are.

~Anne Hathaway

Topics: About Did Early Fifties Get Like Now Once Part Parts Them Things Thirties Twenties Upset Way Why Women Would Written

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Life is not quantifiable in terms of age, but I suppose in my fifties I am more grounded and more at ease in my own skin than when I was younger. I have a confidence that I didn't have before from the experiences I've had.

~Annie Lennox

Topics: Age Am Before Confidence Ease Experiences Fifties Grounded Had Life More My Own Own Skin Suppose Terms Than Younger I Am

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