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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I don't believe in societal restrictions. It wasn't a choice - conformity simply never occurred to me.
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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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I grew up in New York till I was 5, and I remember going to see 'Annie' and some musicals as a kid, and I remember my parents being somewhat okay with us watching 'Rocky Horror Picture Show,' which, it boggles my mind that they allowed me to watch it.
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I always feel discontent, like there's somewhere else to go, somewhere else to be. I'm a very ambitious person.
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I wrote a little autobiography about how luck has to do with everything. It's called 'My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business.' A publisher came to me and said, 'Write a book,' so I did. I wanted to call it 'Everybody Else Has Got a Book.'
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'You've never heard of Paul Revere?' 'No.' 'Lucky man, Sharpe. He called my father a traitor, and our family called Revere a traitor, and I rather think we lost the argument.'
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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.
