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> [It's the artist's duty to have an artist's life, somehow to obtain time and freedom and then to muster the desire and discipline to make good work out of the life, whether that goodness is in the world's aesthetics, its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-mills/it-s-the-artist-s-duty-to-have-an-artist-s-life-somehow-to-obtain/)

[Stephanie Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-mills/)

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## More by Stephanie Mills

> [Restoration ecology is experimental science, a science of love and altruism. In its attempts to reverse the processes of ecosystem degradation it runs exactly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-mills/restoration-ecology-is-experimental-science-a-science-of-love-and/)

[Stephanie Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-mills/)

> [I love theater. I started in theater when I was nine years old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-mills/i-love-theater-i-started-in-theater-when-i-was-nine-years-old/)

[Stephanie Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-mills/)

> [I don't know what it takes to make marriage work, but I'm going to keep trying until I get it right. I haven't given…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-mills/i-don-t-know-what-it-takes-to-make-marriage-work-but-i-m-going-to/)

[Stephanie Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-mills/)

> [Individuals can refuse to use a given technology, but unless they live in total isolation will have to engage with people whose psyches have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-mills/individuals-can-refuse-to-use-a-given-technology-but-unless-they-live/)

[Stephanie Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-mills/)

> [If a technology is elegant, biodegradable, made from renewable materials and employs a minimum of muscular, water or wind energy, is responsive, beautiful in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-mills/if-a-technology-is-elegant-biodegradable-made-from-renewable/)

[Stephanie Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-mills/)

> [Solitude is rich but seldom hilarious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-mills/solitude-is-rich-but-seldom-hilarious/)

[Stephanie Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-mills/)

> [There is ugliness of mass production and consumerism, the banality of advertising. Although it claims to do just the opposite, it's predicated on disempowering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-mills/there-is-ugliness-of-mass-production-and-consumerism-the-banality-of/)

[Stephanie Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-mills/)

> [Enjoying the least things - a chill glass of water, a moment of play with the cat, the sight of sunlight caught in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-mills/enjoying-the-least-things-a-chill-glass-of-water-a-moment-of-play/)

[Stephanie Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-mills/)

> [I listen to Jay-Z, Nelly, Nas, Ludacris and all the young kids out there. I listen to them, and I have mad respect for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-mills/i-listen-to-jay-z-nelly-nas-ludacris-and-all-the-young-kids-out-there/)

[Stephanie Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-mills/)

> [Being a mom has made me a better person. It's made me more compassionate. It's just awesome. I think I was put here to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-mills/being-a-mom-has-made-me-a-better-person-it-s-made-me-more/)

[Stephanie Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-mills/)

> [This is something I love to do. I've never had any other job. I love singing and entertaining.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-mills/this-is-something-i-love-to-do-i-ve-never-had-any-other-job-i-love/)

[Stephanie Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-mills/)

> [Most women don't like good men. They say they want a good buy, but most women always wind up with the bad boy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-mills/most-women-don-t-like-good-men-they-say-they-want-a-good-buy-but-most/)

[Stephanie Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-mills/)

> [Onstage, you can be anything you want to be. In concert, I might project a different side of myself, but I wouldn't do anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-mills/onstage-you-can-be-anything-you-want-to-be-in-concert-i-might-project/)

[Stephanie Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-mills/)

> [Millions have been taken from me. If you are not on top of it and you make a lot of money, and you trust…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-mills/millions-have-been-taken-from-me-if-you-are-not-on-top-of-it-and-you/)

[Stephanie Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-mills/)

> [A person with friends need never be bored. There is always more to fathom and enjoy in the complexity of others, and always the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-mills/a-person-with-friends-need-never-be-bored-there-is-always-more-to/)

[Stephanie Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-mills/)

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