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> [As far as I'm concerned, collaboration is the essence of life. It's wonderful to be able to have talents, and, very often, we think that we know what our talents are, or we find out through a back door that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/as-far-as-i-m-concerned-collaboration-is-the-essence-of-life-it-s/)

[Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0d/lesley-gore-17325_able_as-far-as-i-m-concerned-collaboration-is_1989131.jpg)

> [I think that in many ways, gays are behind women and behind blacks, as far as rights go. But I always say, if you know one of us, it's hard to hate us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/i-think-that-in-many-ways-gays-are-behind-women-and-behind-blacks-as/)

[Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/)

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## More by Lesley Gore

> [I don't know any other lifestyle. I get up in the morning and I really do feel that the world is my oyster, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/i-don-t-know-any-other-lifestyle-i-get-up-in-the-morning-and-i-really/)

[Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/)

> [Given that there was that era of girl group music and it's still very popular, but I think if you looked at the chart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/given-that-there-was-that-era-of-girl-group-music-and-it-s-still-very/)

[Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/)

> [I think the record industry, by and large what's left of it, is still totally homophobic. I think it's much less so in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/i-think-the-record-industry-by-and-large-what-s-left-of-it-is-still/)

[Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/)

> [The short story and the truth is that I was taking vocal lessons here in New York... One day, instead of my lesson, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/the-short-story-and-the-truth-is-that-i-was-taking-vocal-lessons-here/)

[Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/)

> [You can only bite off so much, so you gotta know what you want to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/you-can-only-bite-off-so-much-so-you-gotta-know-what-you-want-to-do/)

[Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/)

> [You know, the interesting thing about having traveled around the country as much as I have, and I think it's sort of inadvertently what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/you-know-the-interesting-thing-about-having-traveled-around-the/)

[Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/)

> [Really you just gotta keep chugging along and keep a positive attitude and get through all the problems. You gotta face them, otherwise you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/really-you-just-gotta-keep-chugging-along-and-keep-a-positive/)

[Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/)

> [I wouldn't go so far as to make 'You Don't Own Me' a tango or 'It's My Party' a hip-hop thing. Believe me, those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/i-wouldn-t-go-so-far-as-to-make-you-don-t-own-me-a-tango-or-it-s-my/)

[Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/)

> [I had an opportunity to meet Elvis, only once. It was at the MGM Grand. It was certainly not at the height of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/i-had-an-opportunity-to-meet-elvis-only-once-it-was-at-the-mgm-grand/)

[Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/)

> [It's my party and I'll cry if I want to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/it-s-my-party-and-i-ll-cry-if-i-want-to/)

[Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/)

> [Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows, everything that's wonderful, Is sure to come your way](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/sunshine-lollipops-and-rainbows-everything-that-s-wonderful-is-sure/)

[Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/)

> [I have a bit of a problem with 'American Idol.' Forgive me, but it's difficult for me to watch. I can't help but think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/i-have-a-bit-of-a-problem-with-american-idol-forgive-me-but-it-s/)

[Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/)

> [We recorded the record on a Saturday afternoon March 30th and I heard the record for the first time on April 6th. I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/we-recorded-the-record-on-a-saturday-afternoon-march-30th-and-i-heard/)

[Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/)

> [When I wake up in the morning, and I go to the piano, and there's a blank sheet of paper in front of me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/when-i-wake-up-in-the-morning-and-i-go-to-the-piano-and-there-s-a/)

[Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/)

> [I'm a musical person, and that's what I want my life to be about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesley-gore/i-m-a-musical-person-and-that-s-what-i-want-my-life-to-be-about/)

[Lesley Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesley-gore/)

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