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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If you are only big in China, you are only a local Chinese company.
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I have strong views about South African politics and I still don't feel I need to make public statements.
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Consider this point. It is a main point of true wisdom. Whenever there is an execution of purpose, there must be an agent.
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It remains an incredible struggle for women in theater, and, in particular, playwrights and directors, to get their work seen and to not only get seen, but to get it to Broadway.
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First, one scrambles for wealth. Then, one luxuriates in mocking the effeteness that comes with it.
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Sing such a song with all of your heart that you'll never have to sing again.
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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.
