Stevie Wonder (Stevland Hardaway Morris) Quotes
Smoking cigarettes and writing something nasty on the wall, teacher sends you to the Principal's office down the hall.
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Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.
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This life and this job and this position that I'm put in, it forces you to grow up quick. I definitely got dropped in the deep end.
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The problem of the world today is the people talk on and on about democracy, freedom, justice. But I don't give a damn about democracy if I am worried about survival.
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I have no problem with violence, I have no problem playing horrible people.
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I've been watching 'The Cosby Show' and 'Roseanne' a lot right now, and those work so well because they're not, like, jokey comedies; they are coming from real characters. We want our show to be like that. A family show.
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The idea of going on tour for the rest of my life with old works is not that exciting. As an artist I definitely think the work in future is going to be better than the work in the past, otherwise why do it?
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My hat's off to Shonda Rhimes.
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I have been fortunate that publications like the 'New York Times' and 'The Wall Street Journal' have allowed me to share some of my opinions with a wider audience.
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Sometimes you have to laugh about what gets published; sometimes it's annoying, but in general I don't care.
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I have to accept the fact that, no matter what I do, it's going to annoy someone.
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Look what Disney's done to their animation department. There wasn't an animator in charge of their animation unit!
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Whatever I think the song sounds like is what I'll name it. It's a feeling thing; it's not logical at all.
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We do violence to the consciousness of a past age when we divide what was indivisible to it: the one sacred truth of the Christian creed.
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There's always room to volunteer. I think that's a huge space to be involved with.
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If you so choose, even the unexpected setbacks can bring new and positive possibilities. If you so choose, you can find value and fulfillment in every circumstance.
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I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention.
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I didn't grow up with a mother, so I don't have that resource to rely on and ask a million questions.
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I constantly work at maintaining balance. For me, my family comes first. If my family is taken care of, then everything else usually falls into place.
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People pretend to be nice; people pretend to be smooth and polite and everything, but this is only an appearance because the way we're built as human beings is only in paradox and contradictions.
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If you are suffering from your intemperance in eating or in drinking, we that are around you, or associated with you, are affected by your infirmities. We have to suffer on account of the course you pursue, which is wrong. If it has an influence to lessen your powers of mind or body, we are affected by it.
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I knew I wanted to do something creative. I didn't think I'd have the luxury of doing something like that, because I didn't know anyone who had pursued anything they really adored, but I had dreams for singing or writing.
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I can't listen to music while writing - any such distraction would have dreadful consequences.
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Smoking cigarettes and writing something nasty on the wall, teacher sends you to the Principal's office down the hall.
