Stephen J. Cannell (Stephen Joseph Cannell) Quotes
I'm generally a very happy guy because I'm doing what I want. I'm willing to tell you that there are people who are much better than I am in writing. I don't have to be the fastest gun in the West.
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I find it very difficult to say no when I'm in Ireland. You do end up going around doing lots of events and things and not getting work done, and it's not just a question of having hours at the desk.
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I'm focused on energy only. And I know what I'm talking about. And I don't want to be distracted on other things.
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I'm supporting the charities that I supported during my lifetime, and I want to continue to do that.
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I'm very lucky, I'm happy with life because my experiences led me to do what I had to do. I don't have any regrets whatsoever.
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Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.
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I imagined that it might be awkward to talk to your wife about her performance, so going into it I was a little nervous. But doing it was actually a wonderfully inspiring experience.
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I want to play in the WBC. That was one of my goals to represent my country.
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Well, every time I get ready to do a job I want to lose weight.
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I never, ever, ever had deltoids! Oh my God, when I'm doing exercises and I see them pop out, I'm like, Yes!
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I've always wanted to create shoes that were positive and happy.
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Although China is not so wealthy and powerful as the West, her people of whatever condition - rich or poor, high or low - all enjoy a perfect freedom and a happy life. Not so all the inhabitants of Western lands.
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I just keep doing what I'm doing and don't ever give up.
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You know when you have a good relationship with someone when you are just perfectly happy to be quiet and just hang out and do nothing.
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As someone who's been covering presidential campaigns since the 1950s, I have no delusions about political reporting. Candidates bargaining access to get the kind of news coverage they want is nothing new.
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If I have something inside me that I want to get out, I'll just beat it out on the banjo right then and there.
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The things that make me happy most are my family and working.
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If 'everything happens for a reason,' then every act of evil is ultimately God's doing.
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I don't want to look back and be like, 'You had it all, and you weren't even present for it. You weren't able to enjoy it.' I want to be here, be now and be grateful.
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No married man is genuinely happy if he has to drink worse whisky than he used to drink when he was single.
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I think when I was 12, I started reading Evelyn Waugh, and I loved Evelyn Waugh so much, and I thought: 'This is how the world really is. If I could be Evelyn Waugh, then I would be happy.'
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Oh, come on, ladies. God wouldn't have given you maracas if he didn't want you to shake 'em.
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We can't be afraid to use our military, but sending our sons and daughters should be the very last resort. I've seen what wars do to our kids. I've seen their broken bodies, know all about the horrors that live in their heads, and the enormous effects of trauma. We cannot commit American troops to battle without a real and tangible objective.
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One of the most common reasons people renovate their homes is a change in their lifestyle - an upcoming wedding, a new baby, or grown children moving away.
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I'm generally a very happy guy because I'm doing what I want. I'm willing to tell you that there are people who are much better than I am in writing. I don't have to be the fastest gun in the West.
