Women and men grow up with ...

Women and men grow up with both sexes. Our mothers and fathers mean a lot to us, so it's just a question of finding a balance between their influences. I've found mine. And it tends to be more on the male side. I mean male side the way we understand it in the West.
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 Grace Jones

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There're lots of musicians in my family, too. My mother sings incredibly well. I've got to make a record with my mother's voice on it. She sings a lyric soprano. We do the opposite. I'm a baritone. She's a star singer in her church. She always does her solo.
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My husband used to shout at my mother, 'What is wrong with your daughter? I'm married to a man.'
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My mother was a champion high-jumper. My three brothers are basketball players. We've all been very athletic.
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Crying is not a weakness. It's something that should be able to work for you. It should also be a strength. I think if you can cry when you feel like crying it's a strength. If you feel like crying and you can't cry, that's a weakness. That means you're holding all that stuff inside.
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Everyone has to make their own decisions. I still believe in that. You just have to be able to accept the consequences without complaining.
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