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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I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.
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I wasn't a ladies' man.
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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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In Puerto Rico, I played in all kinds of bands that played salsa and merengue. That's how I saved the money to come to the U.S. We used to play El Gran Combo tunes. Half the band was my friends - we were around 15 - and the other half was my friend's father and his friends from the hospital where he worked. They were all, like, 50.
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We're in very bad trouble if we don't understand the planet we're trying to save.
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As bad as it feels, it's familiar to you. And the depression itself is making you unable to reach out. So, I've definitely experienced that in my life.
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I wanted to write a song that's known to the world as a classic, stadium-rock anthem.
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I've always spent more time with a smile on my face than not, but the thing is, I don't write about it.
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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.
