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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Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.
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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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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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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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You know what an effective deterrent to crime is? Jail! And do you know what kind of criminal penalty actually makes people think twice about committing crimes the next time? The kind that actually comes out of some individual's pocket, not fines that come out of the corporate kitty.
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The impulse for me to want to make sculpture is because I want to make statements, really, on a purely emotional level. And it's also somewhat of a challenge to see how that can be done with materials and objects that really are not emotional, in and of themselves.
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The good thing about writing a novel is that you're creating an imaginary world and can take a break when you need to.
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Football, particularly Brazilian football, is about being happy, and that's what tricks do. It's part of our culture, at the end of the day, though, it's all about winning.
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Don't try to be anyone else. Don't try to emulate what someone is doing. Play to your strengths.
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The Olympic dream was born in 2010 during the qualifications to Vancouver. And when I was watching those Olympics from the sidelines, I felt that I wanted to have my Games. I understood that it wouldn't be easy to make them, especially now that in Russia there are a lot of strong girls.
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My mom always told me to follow my bliss. And I remember specifically with my father, when I was out of school and not knowing how I'd get a job or make money - should I take some classes? What do I do? He said as long as I was working - to enrich myself in some way - that I was on the right path.
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A man was defined, in my father's circles, by what he could bear, the pain he could shrug off, the warmth or comfort he could deny himself.
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My father was a sergeant with the Connecticut state police. My mother was a hairstylist.
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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.
