You know, when I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997 I realized I had spent too long arranging my attitude. Carly Simon More Quotes by Carly Simon More Quotes From Carly Simon I just want to show off my scar proudly and not be afraid of it. Carly Simon scarshowswant A really strong woman accepts the war she went through and is ennobled by her scars. Carly Simon being-a-strong-womanstrong-womenwar I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee. Carly Simon coffeedreamclouds You know when you take the paint off an old canvas and you discover that something's been painted underneath it? That's what I feel like - that part of the old is coming through the new. Carly Simon canvaspaintfeels Everyone has problems, and learning to share them is essential. Hiding pain requires an enormous amount of energy; sharing it is liberating. Carly Simon painenergyfriendship The sound of birds stops the noise in my mind. Carly Simon soundmindbird All men are created equal and all women are created equal as well, but [equality] seems much clearer when it comes to race issues. In the realms of man/woman, man/man, woman/woman love, it seems all up for grabs now. We are exploring so much, but I think we gotta go for the fight for all equality first. Carly Simon fightingmenthinking You don't have to prove to me you're beautiful to strangers, I've got loving eyes of my own. Carly Simon strangereyebeautiful I've gone through the village of my songwriting and my artistry, and I've gone through lots of different phases, including one where it has been very quiet and abandoned me for a few years. Carly Simon villagegoneyears You say we'll soar like two birds through the clouds, but soon you'll cage me on your shelf. I'll never learn to be just me, first by myself. Carly Simon cloudsrelationshiptwo Life is a dream even in its most painful moments, it's a dream that we can dance to. Carly Simon painful-momentsdreamlife As a singer I tried on all these hats, these voices, these clothes, and eventually out came me. Carly Simon clothessingersvoice Don't mind if I fall apart. There's more room in a broken heart. Carly Simon brokenheartfall Anticipation is making me late, it's keeping me waiting. Carly Simon lateanticipationwaiting You usually can't tell what's inspiring until you look back on it. Carly Simon musicinspiringlooks One of the things that has always motivated me to write is the desire to get it out and look at it in an objective way, so that it doesn't cause me any serious pain by staying inside. Carly Simon stay-strongpainwriting We need role models who are going to break the mold. Carly Simon female-role-modelsmoldinspiration Well, I make every song I sing personal. I've never chosen a song that wasn't. Carly Simon chosenwellssong You know, people want to honor me, and on the one hand I just don't want to be a poster child; but on the other, I want to do something classy and great - something where the residuals will go to the cause. Carly Simon childrenhandspeople I remember being onstage once when I didn't have fear: I got so scared I didn't have fear that it brought on an anxiety attack. Carly Simon scaredanxietyfear
