Stevie Wonder (Stevland Hardaway Morris) Quotes
Kenny Burrell is a great musician and his music has helped to make me what I am today.
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These things don't just come, arrive and settle like a bird picking up a few bits of crumbs. They develop. I think the best word for these things is develop. They develop because of the human beings who just happen to be there at the time.
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The average celebrity meets, in one year, ten times the amount of people that the average person meets in his entire life.
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The 1950s would be my ideal decade because I'm actually very traditional; I enjoy being at home, and I'm a complete nester.
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Most high-level models that I've ever met are actually well-travelled; they're cultured, and no guy laying a cheesy line on them is actually going to impact their world.
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If science fiction is the mythology of modern technology, then its myth is tragic.
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Did any artist ever bring more pure joy to more people than Fred Astaire?
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I'm not going to say what was being used in the clubhouse; whatever happens in the clubhouse stays in the clubhouse. But it was not like it was in your face.
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When you live in L.A., it is easy to stay fit, as the weather is amazing.
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I would say Hope Solo is competitive.
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I used to run away from school to my village. But later, I went to the U.S. for studies and lost touch.
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I can't do choreographed movement. It has to come from my heart... and my pelvis.
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When kids are met with the highest expectations and given the extra supports they need, they can be as motivated as kids anywhere.
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By constant contemplation of excellence, we clear our selfhood of all dross and impurities.
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The Bible says, 'Judge not lest ye be judged.' Our lives are supposed to be hospitals, not courtrooms.
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Online hierarchies are inherently dynamic. The moment someone stops adding value to the community, his influence starts to wane.
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Progress in human affairs is more often a pull than a push, surging forward of the exceptional man, and the lifting of his duller brethren slowly and painfully to his vantage ground.
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I do think that I can sing, though I actually like voices I can't imitate.
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In Europe, the big word is tolerance. You tolerate everything.
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I don't ever watch myself. By watching, you try to perfect yourself, become a robot.
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Although both sides of my family were religious, I was never forced to practice the Jewish faith. I did not really rebel against it, but then, as today, I disliked organized religion. I have a strange inhibition about praying with others.
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If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put that thing in your mouth, particularly if the thing is cats.
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The most rewarding thing is having a job that you love. It's not a luxury that everyone in this world enjoys.
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If I miss one day of practice, I notice it. If I miss two days, the critics notice it. If I miss three days, the audience notices it.
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Kenny Burrell is a great musician and his music has helped to make me what I am today.
