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93 quotes by Beth Ditto

Mary Beth Patterson, known by her stage name Beth Ditto (born February 19, 1981, in Searcy, Arkansas), is an American singer-songwriter, most notable for her work with the indie rock band Gossip (previously known as The Gossip) and whose voice has been compared to Etta James, Janis Joplin and Tina Turner. She is often reported describing herself as a "fat, feminist lesbian from Arkansas".
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I was born fat and have always been, which was just fine and even healthy and cute until I turned ten or so. Puberty hit like a hurricane and brought... →

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I'm a great believer in karma, and the vengeance that it serves up to those who are deliberately mean is generally enough for me.

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For me the greatest revenge of all is having a happy adulthood, waking up in my gorgeous turquoise bedroom in the morning beside a person who really... →

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Because I didn't have any queer, lesbian, female role models I hated my own femininity and had to look deep within myself to create an identity... →

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Some makeup companies have really good recycling policies, and it's worth finding out whether your favourites are among them. With MAC, for... →

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In moments when I question if I should be having kids, I think of all those phone calls from my sister-in-law, in which, 3,000 miles away, I hear my... →

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Here is my prescription to heal all wounds. Watch the film 'Funny Girl' at least five times, eat at least 45 chocolate bars, and hang out... →

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As with most phobias, the fear of flying does make some sense, but if ever there was a fear worth quashing then this is it. After all, life is short... →

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When I was a teenager I would lock myself in the bathroom for hours, bouffanting my hair like Patty Duke and trying to recreate Barbra... →

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I was brought up by a single mom in a poor town in Arkansas and while some aspects of small-town life were really positive - like the fact that... →

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I've never had a very quiet voice. I tried in choir to make it smaller, and it just didn't work out. And I listened to a lot of soul music... →

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My number-one theory in life is that style is proportional to your lack of resources - the less you have, the more stylish you're likely to be.

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I believe I owe all the best parts of my adulthood to embracing my imperfections and showcasing them.

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