[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fp6ru2fKxXFF5iQCD5VkHUNT6T37dlfbTqDNrdlaj_hw":3,"$fSG8D3aFgtQaBJExV1AqeuG5KwP8B0HeoWet8MhG11OE":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"bio_jsonld":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},133887,"Cass Elliot","C",33,null,"cass-elliot",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":77},[14,22,28,35,41,47,53,59,65,71],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},2915595,"I’ve heard that story about kids are high naturally, but I’ve seen kids that aren’t high, kids who’ve had the high taken out of them.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},2915591,"Having the baby changed my life a lot. I don’t want to go on the road.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":34},2915574,"I say, Look, I’m here now. There must be a reason I’m here. If that’s fatalistic, be that as it may. Where my work is, is where my life is, and if we’re falling in the ocean, we’re falling into the ocean.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\n\nThis enigmatic quote is from Cass Elliot, the legendary American singer and member of The Mamas & The Papas. It was likely said in the late 1960s or early 1970s, a time of great turmoil and social change for Elliot and her contemporaries. During this period, Elliot's music career was flourishing, but she was also grappling with personal demons, including struggles with fame, relationships, and identity.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\n\nOn the surface, Cass Elliot's words convey a sense of fatalistic resignation to circumstances beyond one's control. However, upon closer examination, it reveals a profound acceptance of the present moment as a reflection of one's own choices and priorities. The quote highlights the tension between acknowledging the inevitability of outcomes (e.g., falling into the ocean) while maintaining agency in how we respond to those outcomes.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nTo apply this mindset today, consider embracing a \"radical acceptance\" of your current situation. Instead of fighting or resisting circumstances that feel beyond your control, redirect your energy towards aligning your actions and priorities with what truly matters to you. By doing so, you'll find that even in the midst of uncertainty or adversity, your sense of purpose and fulfillment remains intact.",{"id":36,"quote_text":37,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":38,"source":39,"quote_tag":40,"commentary":9},2915564,"When you’re famous, you don’t get to meet people because they want you to like them when the present themselves to you, and you don’t see the real people.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":42,"quote_text":43,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":44,"source":45,"quote_tag":46,"commentary":9},2915558,"My advice is precisely the advice my mother gave me. If you believe you have talent, the next thing you must have is determination. If you keep working, keep striving, and try always to move forward a little bit with every job you do, you’ll eventually make it. 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The important thing is to vote, because it’s our way and it’s the best way.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":54,"quote_text":55,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":56,"source":57,"quote_tag":58,"commentary":9},2915542,"I would say the world’s in terrible shape, but I’m afraid the world would say, ‘Look who’s talking!’",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":60,"quote_text":61,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":62,"source":63,"quote_tag":64,"commentary":9},2915531,"They’re paying me an outrageous sum of money; $40,000 a week, which is totally silly.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":66,"quote_text":67,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":68,"source":69,"quote_tag":70,"commentary":9},2915512,"If you truly dig what you are doing, if you lay it out that way, nobody can not respond. 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