My advice is precisely the advice my mother gave me. If you believe you have talent, the next thing you must have is determination. If you keep working, keep striving, and try always to move forward a little bit with every job you do, you'll eventually make it. And I believe that!

Cass Elliot

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Honesty is all you need. by Cass Elliot

Honesty is all you need.

honest honesty needs

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.

important believe thinking

I would say the world's in terrible shape, but I'm afraid the wor... by Cass Elliot

I would say the world's in terrible shape, but I'm afraid the world would say, "Look who's talking".

talking looks world

You've got to make your own kind of music, sing your own special song, make your own kind of music, even if nobody else sings along.

kind special song

If you really think you're right, you should tell it. by Cass Elliot

If you really think you're right, you should tell it.

ifs should thinking

I say, "Look, I'm here now. There must be a reason I'm here." If that's fatalistic, be that as it may. Where my work is, is where my life is, and if we're falling in the ocean, we're falling into the ocean.

ocean looks fall

I've always been so apathetic. I figured, OK, maybe the world is going to fall down around me. Now I want to make a better world... that's motherhood.

motherhood world fall

When you're famous, you don't get to meet people because they want you to like them when the present themselves to you, and you don't see the real people.

real want people

There's so much talk about the Drug Generation and songs about drugs. That's stupid. They aren't songs about drugs; they're about life.

drug stupid song

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.

taken stories kids

Leadership is helping yourself and other people achieve goals. The ability to direct your life to get the results you want is leadership.

basketball goal people

They're paying me an outrageous sum of money; $40,000 a week, whi... by Cass Elliot

They're paying me an outrageous sum of money; $40,000 a week, which is totally silly.

week stupid silly

My role in the Mamas and Papas was basically just to sing. by Cass Elliot

My role in the Mamas and Papas was basically just to sing.

papa mama roles

How do I tell people who I am? Not being a writer, the only way is to sing songs that reflect my opinions.

who-i-am song people

Having the baby changed my life a lot. I don't want to go on the... by Cass Elliot

Having the baby changed my life a lot. I don't want to go on the road.

goes-on want baby

If you truly dig what you are doing, if you lay it out that way, nobody can not respond. That's what rock and roll is; it's relentless.

rock-and-roll rocks way

You have a new audience for every show. Even though you do the same thing all the time, you gotta keep it fresh for yourself, and you gotta keep it good and interesting and something you want to do. I'm anxious to have a really terrific act. Whatever it takes it takes.

yourself good you time

I've been fat since I was seven, and being fat sets you apart. by Cass Elliot

I've been fat since I was seven, and being fat sets you apart.

fat been being you

I was just a bumpkin. Just a country bumpkin. I had just come to New York from Virginia. Or was it Baltimore?

new just new-york country

When you're on stage, you gotta do it. People pay to see you, and they deserve to be entertained, and you should go out there and really give it your best shot. And that's quite a challenge.

challenge best you people