Top 88 Olivia Newton Quotes
#1. It feels really good to give back. I'm opening the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness Centre in Australia.
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#2. I am fortunate to have the ability to lend my name to build the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre in my hometown of Melbourne. It will be a state-of-the-art facility to help heal the whole person - body, mind and spirit.
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#3. Singing at the Opening Ceremonies of the Sydney Olympics in 2000 was amazing and, probably the highlight of this decade is the opening of the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre in my hometown of Melbourne, Australia.
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#4. Olivia Newton-John - Australia's gift to insomniacs. It's nothing but the blonde singing the bland.
Minnie Riperton
#5. Sitting next to Olivia Newton-John, I was like, 'Do not sing one song from Grease.' That's all I was telling my brain at all times: 'Do not sing Hopelessly Devoted. Don't do it.'
Caroline Rhea
#6. I'm into classic games like Donkey Kong, and also collect vintage tour t-shirts - everything from Olivia Newton-John to Duran Duran. I've got a Chicago one worth $100.
Michael Rosenbaum
#7. Because Olivia Newton-John wasn't from Nashville, they didn't like her winning our awards. I've got no complaints.
Loretta Lynn
#8. Olivia Newton-John was our first choice to play Sandy, but she was nervous about acting, whether she would feel comfortable with us and could pull it off at all.
Randal Kleiser
#9. My father had the most amazing operatic voice, so I have a soft spot for that.
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#10. There's a rumor going around that I'm Miss Goody-two-shoes from Australia. Well, that's a laugh. I'm really Miss Goody-two-shoes from England!
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#12. When you have a cavity in your tooth and you let it get worse, eventually you have to get a root canal. If you have something that isn't right, the earlier you treat it the easier the treatment is going to be. That's kind of common sense.
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#13. To 'be loved' is the most basic of human needs. Like a flower, it waters the human soul. But 'to love' is a true blessing.
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#14. I think that I've always been on a search. I have my own kind of belief in love is the being, but I think that I've always been searching for truth and I think there's lots of truths and I think we should respect that in each other, and that's really what I wanted to bring across.
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#15. John [Travolta] and I have remained very close friends ever since we did Grease. When I was told that "You're the One That I Want" was named the #1 duet in history and, during a text chat with John letting him know he said "we should record a Christmas song." Of course I said yes.
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#19. I made an album of healing music called 'Grace and Gratitude' that came from my soul.
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#20. When I first arrived in America, the very first place I came was California, and I rented a house in Trance, which is about half an hour from Malibu.
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#23. I respect my parents' opinion very much. No matter how old you are, what your parents think is very important. If they like your boyfriend or if they like some work you've done. And if they don't, it's more shattering than anybody else telling you, because they're the most honest.
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#24. As for highlights, of course "Grease" changed my life and I will always be grateful for that experience.
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#27. I love seeing young girls and their parents and grandparents at my concerts all loving the music from Grease when I perform those songs (and yes, I do perform a bunch of them!).
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#28. The 'Great Walk to Beijing' was a fundraiser for my cancer center. It was a three-week trek with fellow cancer 'thrivers,' including celebrities ranging from Joan Rivers to Leeza Gibbons and Olympians.
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#29. My cancer scare changed my life. I'm grateful for every new, healthy day I have. It has helped me prioritize my life.
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#30. I have really been blessed in my career with some wonderful songwriters and in turn, songs.
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#31. We print 37 million copies, and we found out about the unfortunate news as we were putting the issue to bed.
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#32. I've always been aware of my health - when you are having to go on stage and perform, you need to be feeling good - but when I was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, I became really, really conscious of my health.
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#33. Men need to be aware of the health of their bodies, as well - prostate cancer and breast cancer are almost on the same level. It's fascinating to me that the correlation between the two is almost the same - people don't talk about it so much, but they are almost equal in numbers.
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#34. My father was a headmaster in England and then the dean of a college in Australia. We moved there when I was about five, so my education was in Australia, and I always felt I was Australian even though my passport was British.
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#35. I've been through cancer, divorce, loss and bereavement, but they are things most humans go through.
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#36. I have had someone wonderful things happen to me during my career and lifetime. Of course, personally, the birth of my daughter is the highlight of my life.
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#37. For me I have learned to enjoy everything, especially performing live, so much more. I used to get horrible stage fright when I was younger and today and just love to sing for anyone who still turns up at my shows!
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#38. I believe love is what makes the world go round. No matter how old or young, love is why we are here. It is the very essence of one's being ...
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#39. I always suggest that when you're going through cancer to find something in your day that makes you feel centered and that makes you feel good.
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#40. I love to design and remodel houses, from working with the contractors to picking the colours, materials, kitchen and bathroom accessories to finally what furniture goes where.
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#41. Live, love, knowing that we're all free Now that we are blessed in our country And realise how lucky we are
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#42. I took you to an intimate restaurant, then to a suggestive movie. There's nothing left to talk about, unless it's horizontally.
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#43. I feel alive, fit and active. I have no plans for retirement. My only concession to getting a little older is that I like to have a cat-nap in the afternoon. After that, I can push on through anything.
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#44. I'm so happy with 'Grease' and 'Xanadu,' particularly because of the music in both films.
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#48. The idea is to encourage men to go with their wives and screen. So, if the wife is going to go and do her screening, then the man can go and do his baseline screening, too. Men need to be aware of the health of their bodies, as well - prostate cancer and breast cancer are almost on the same level.
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#49. I want to get physical, let's get into physical, let me hear your body talk, your body talk.
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#51. Genetically, I'm like my mum, and she looked great right up until her death in 1989.
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#52. I live every day to its fullest extent and I don't sweat the small stuff.
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#53. I feel so fortunate and grateful to be a survivor of breast cancer. I see it as a gift.
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#54. I really love performing with an orchestra and am very excited to do so with the Kalamazoo Symphony.
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#55. I love clothes. I don't know a woman who doesn't. But generally women are intrigued with fashion. Designers are almost making fun of us at times.
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#56. My biggest mistake was my best lesson ... you don't learn anything when everything is going perfectly.
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#57. I love animals. They give so much to you and demand so little. And you can trust them.
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#59. I would not be comfortable appearing in a country where they have permitted the destruction of such beautiful and intelligent animals.
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#60. My family and friends were definitely the key to my recovery. One thing that I do suggest is that anyone dealing with a life-threatening illness like cancer choose a point person for people to call to find out how you are doing - a sister, brother, mother, father, daughter, son, or close friend.
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#61. I love that quiet time when nobody's up and the animals are all happy to see me.
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#62. Professionally, when I did the Olympic games and sang for my country in Australia. It was a big moment, Sydney in 2000. It was just a brilliant moment in my life.
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#63. As for the industry, it has certainly changed. I think with all of these television shows and YouTube and the internet, you have so much less time to develop as an artist and perfect your craft. So many things today are "instant" and, that's not always a good thing.
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#64. I do have high standards, but I don't expect anything from anyone that I don't expect from myself.
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#66. I look at my cancer journey as a gift: It made me slow down and realisethe important things in life and taught me to not sweat the small stuff.
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#67. Fight each round take it on the chin. And never never never ever give in.
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#68. There's a balance in my life. There's reality, and there's the part that looks really glamorous, but we're all just people in the end.
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#69. I feel very passionately that we need to take care of the planet and everything on it. Whether it's saving the Amazon or just being kind to those around you, we need to take care of each other and Mother Earth.
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#70. I'm an 18-years thriver, I call myself, not a survivor, because I feel like I'm in thriving my life even better than I ever have, and I want to encourage other women that are going through this journey that here I am.
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#71. To me luxury is to be at home with my daughter, and the occasional massage doesn't hurt.
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#72. It's very hard to get good songs because a lot of writers record their own; they keep the best for themselves.
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#73. Nature is the most beautiful thing we have. It's better than art because it's from the creator.
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#74. I am not embarrassed to say that when I was at my worst I took anti-depressants because I think people need to hear that. I think if you are in a dark place where you can't pull yourself out, you may need to ask for help.
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#75. 'Grease' changed my life in the most amazing way, and I've had such an amazing life. When things go wrong, you've got to believe you will get through them and focus on the positive things in your life.
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#76. I used homeopathy, acupuncture, yoga and meditation in conjunction with my chemotherapy to help me get stronger again after the cancer. I also chanted with Buddhist friends and prayed with Christian friends. I covered all my bases.
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#77. Nothing I have done professionally will top the feeling I got when singing with John Farnham at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
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#78. I love to make stories out of license plates on cars about the initials and the numbers - my mum used to do that with me.
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#79. I still can't believe I danced with Gene Kelly. How lucky am I that I've been in movies where I've danced with two of the greatest dancers of all time - with Gene Kelly and John Travolta.
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#80. My wish is that all all women age 20 and above perform monthly breast self-examinations.
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#81. I keep a diary when I have time to. I always know that I'm either having a great time or I'm very busy when there are three weeks of nothing in my diary. But I like to look back because in ten years to the day I can know where I was and what I was doing, and that's a nice feeling.
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#82. Most women don't do regular breast self examinations, mainly because they are either intimidated by what they might find, or they're confused as to how to do the self exam correctly. 'Liv Aid' eliminates all of these concerns because it makes breast self exams easy to perform.
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#83. My memories are inside me - they're not things or a place - I can take them anywhere.
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#84. In June 1992, I discovered a lump in my breast. A subsequent mammogram, ultrasound and a needle biopsy proved negative. But my instinct said it still didn't feel right, so I had a lumpectomy. I then got the news that it was cancer.
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#85. I remember as a little girl I could tell you the name of the dog next door, but I couldn't tell you the names of the kids. The dog was my best friend. I love animals. They give so much to you and demand so little.
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#86. Early detection is key," she said. "And if I hadn't found my lump early, I don't know what would have been. I am still here and I want to encourage women to do that on a regular basis.
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#87. Eating disorders are usually nothing to do with food. Parents need to be with their child to see them through it. All the therapists in the world can't help if the parents aren't present, loving, and proactive.
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#88. Breast Cancer is not necessarily a death sentence, stay strong and centered and be involved in all aspects of your treatment.
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