Stevie Wonder (Stevland Hardaway Morris) Quotes
There're songs to make you smile, there're songs to make you sad. But with a happy song to sing it never seems as bad.
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I consider myself as a free spokesman for the people.
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Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have.
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I have no political ax to grind; I just find it absurd that huge billion-dollar corporations can take over elections. I just find it insane that, for instance, we give tax breaks to people like myself making millions of dollars, while there're no tax breaks for working people. That, to me, is not a political issue, that's a life issue.
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I don't try to sugarcoat things, but I also think my books make positive statements about the people and values in small-town America.
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A sack is way better than any nightclub. A touchdown is way better than any bar experience I've ever had.
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I don't know if it has set in or not. Honestly, it's crazy. It's such an amazing honor. I remember thinking back to being in my room waiting for the call to see if I got the part. It's like winning the lottery. I'm proud to be a member of such an amazing cast - that's the best award of all.
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As a very young girl, I understood that the interior activities of the home are as significant as the exterior activities of society.
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Sesame oil is probably my favorite condiment, period.
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One day there were two out in the ninth, and I hit a pop fly so high that the fans got tired of waiting for it to come down. So they all went home and listened to it drop by turning on the radio.
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I think a person has to just be herself.
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A damn independent boy; independent as a hog on ice.
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If there were Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities, it makes it certain there would be a reprisal attack against the United States at some point.
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Even if you buy a Finnish, Korean or American phone - it will be Ericsson on the inside.
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To go from Yale to the National League is simply to go from one form of management to another.
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Creating a role is an interesting thing - each show or each situation is different.
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I think Ali was a fan of mine, even though he never said it. A lot of fighters thought I was pretty good. Nobody every really spoke different on that. But a lot of fighters thought I was good so.
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To hear of a thousand deaths in war is terrible, and we 'know' that it is. But as it registers on our hearts, it is not more terrible than one death fully imagined.
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These are moments in your life to be cherished; they don't come around that often. To be flying around in a 'Game of Thrones' jet, to be greeted by massive enthusiasts.
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«Tomorrow I have the pain of the parade.'
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To me, success is making a positive difference through art - making art that affects the world and that changes the way people feel about themselves and the world.
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To keep your job, you fire others or bench them or trade them. You have to do the thinking for 25 guys, and you can't be too close to any of them.
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Good leaders need to be able to connect to all of those around them. This is especially true at Whole Foods, where we have a very team-oriented culture.
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'Mean' is a song I wrote about somebody who wrote things that were so mean so many times that it would ruin my day. Then it would ruin the next day. And it would level me so many times, I just felt like I was being hit in the face every time this person would take to their computer.
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There're songs to make you smile, there're songs to make you sad. But with a happy song to sing it never seems as bad.
