Stevie Wonder (Stevland Hardaway Morris) Quotes
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When I was little it was a great time for film-making, with stuff like Mike Nichols' 'Silkwood.' The films you see in that pre-secondary-school stage stay with you in a very particular way.
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There are a lot of grotesqueries in politics, not the least of which is the fund-raising side.
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A 10-pound sack of potatoes lasts a long time.
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It was all encompassing and so hard for me to do any classes or take up any hobbies - I'd wake up with this gnawing feeling in my stomach that I wasn't doing what I was meant to do.
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Hard science gives sensational results with a horribly boring process; philosophy gives boring results with a sensational process; literature gives sensational results with a sensational process; and economics gives boring results with a boring process.
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I'm trying to stay as healthy as possible but there's no pressure to be really skinny. No. That's just a bit wrong.
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For graduate school I ended up going to the University of Iowa, which is, of course, the best graduate writing program in the country.
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You'll always find me at a good sushi spot. Once, at a restaurant, a cook came out from the kitchen and asked for a picture with me. That was flattering.
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The real power of comics is writing as you draw.
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If Iraq were to descend into chaos, the Europeans would feel the effects just as much as we would.
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While I'm singing complete gibberish to my son when he's in his crib, I'll occasionally think, 'This song I'm making up is actually pretty good.'
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They have repeated their arguments but the substantive position has not changed.
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I think the way the audience takes the Indian film-star is a little different from the way the audience takes the Western star there. We are considered like demi-gods here, and the reason is not because we are better or good, but because there is no other mode of entertainment in India.
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I do not allow myself to suppose that either the convention or the League, have concluded to decide that I am either the greatest or the best man in America, but rather they have concluded it is not best to swap horses while crossing the river, and have further concluded that I am not so poor a horse that they might not make a botch of it in trying to swap.
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Prejudice comes from being in the dark; sunlight disinfects it.
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The truth is far beyond what we can see. Therefore my art is an invitation to comprehend this fact.
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I am really excited about Battle of the Stars, the line-up looks fantastic. I've no doubt that despite their fame my hand holding will still be in high demand as they take on the judges often harsh words. Lets just hope I'm not having to mop up too many tears!
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A majority of all defectors who voted Labour in 2010 but for a different party in 2015 said Ed Miliband had helped push them to another party. For those switching to the Tories, the second biggest reason was the fear that a Labour government would spend and borrow too much.
