Stephen J. Cannell (Stephen Joseph Cannell) Quotes
I'm a very conservative businessman. I don't work on credit. My father was the guy who taught me how to think straight, not to delude myself and think I was larger than I was.
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God bless nannies.
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Fall 2013 was inspired by the 1970s equestrian lifestyle. I wanted to incorporate the moody and romantic - intricate baroque detailing and classic menswear elements - with something tougher and edgier in a nod to London's rock n' roll underground.
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How extraordinary it is that one feels most guilt about the sins one is unable to commit.
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Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
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Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.
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There was a lot of Southern Baptist preachers and some yelling ones but mostly we had a pastor who didn't scream and I found a lot of comfort and joy and peace as a child hearing the Bible.
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I'm the one in the band that said I'm not going on tour unless we do a record.
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With all of its defects, the global market makes war less likely, even between the U.S.A. and China.
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I've made far too many mistakes. That's the way I feel.
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Gospel is just the truth of the word of God. Anybody can sing it, anybody; anybody can perform it.
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I have suffered from depression for most of my life. It is an illness.
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At the end of day, what matters most to God, what moves His heart, isn't our fancy words and impressive possessions - it's the condition of our hearts.
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I believe 'love' is very nice to hear, but it's used so much that it's come to a point where it's almost meaningless.
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I hold theatre acting in such high esteem that it scares me.
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If you have life's experiences with you, nothing can stop you from being a competent actor.
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Cities have a social utility, if only as places to get away from.
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'Always needing to have the last word is a bad trait Ms. Blake, pisses people off.'
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The East will be seen to rush to the West and the South to the North in confusion round and about the universe, with great noise and trembling or fury.
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Bureaucracy is the death of all sound work.
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When I was younger, I'd go to the Museum of Television and Radio in New York and watch this beautiful clip of Billie Holiday playing with a bassist, a pianist and Gerry Mulligan, who was a friend of mine, on baritone sax. At one point, she looks over at Gerry, and they just smile. When those moments happen, it's just lovely.
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I've met the Dalai Lama briefly, but I would probably say my grandfather was the wisest person I ever met. He was my mother's father, an Indian, a family doctor, and very unlike me in that he was deeply religious.
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'A slave is one who must produce wealth for another,' the Brain said. 'There is only one true wealth in all the universe. I have given you some of it. I have given your father and your mate some of it. And your friends. This wealth is living time. Time. Are we slaves because we have given you more time to live?'
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My father's an early aviator, and my first flight was with him at age two. Now, despite the fact that I got sick on the flight, I still enjoyed it, I believe.
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I'm a very conservative businessman. I don't work on credit. My father was the guy who taught me how to think straight, not to delude myself and think I was larger than I was.
