Tony Bennett (Anthony Dominick Benedetto) Quotes
My favorite song is "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" because it's become my signature song. I sang it for six American presidents and five command performances... it's made me a world citizen.
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There was a point where I really felt I had 'penniless divorcee lone parent' tattooed on my head.
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You never know when your future wife might be in the stands.
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Kosovo today is closer to Europe than other countries in the region of South Eastern Europe.
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If we desire a society in which men are brothers, then we must act towards one another with brotherhood. If we can build such a society, then we would have achieved the ultimate goal of human freedom.
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I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks.
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When I was younger, I was insecure for about 10 years: I wore glasses, had a cow's lick, buck teeth and braces. I looked ridiculous.
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If I don't eat something after I work out, I get shaky and cranky - not a good combination when you're a television host.
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I cry at random things, like a flower, or someone giving me a present, or my sister giving me a nice hug.
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With three kids you are just trying to survive. You can't be fastidious.
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As the CEO, I have to take care of the short term, mid term and the long term.
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I started writing movie scripts. They excited me a lot, but I didn't like them when they were finished because they were simple copies of the films I saw in childhood.
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I don't think rock 'n roll is necessarily a young man's game. I think Neil Young is just as rock'n'roll now as he was in his 20s. I'd like to think we can still be edgy and challenging.
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I'm the kind of guy who always pushes really hard.
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It's not all silliness, as interactive SXSW is filled with aggressive learning, discussing, and a whole lot of futurizing.
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I meant that the Chinese people are not aware of their own entrapment. They believe they live in a free society, but don't realize how much they are being monitored and controlled, how much the information they receive is restricted and warped, until they step out of line, that is, and feel the heavy hand of the state fall on them.
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Writing a book, you can only get stopped by yourself.
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It's not my job to judge or assess. I think single, black, white, married - people are doing the best they can.
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It's fun to present stories that have a character that, really, everybody wants to be.
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They didn't have to describe Jesus to me for me to know he's black. Jesus' first miracle was turning water into wine at a wedding. Now if that ain't black folk, I don't know what is.
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Satisfaction consists in freedom from pain, which is the positive element of life.
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Despite all the divisions and discord within our democracy, I see the grit and determination and common goodness of the American people every single day –- and that makes me more confident than ever about our country’s future.
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While incarcerated, I had no bank statements, no bills, no credit history. In our interconnected world of big data, I appeared to be no different than a deceased person.
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The happiest people I've found are in science. These people have three times the IQ - maybe I'm exaggerating. They have a higher IQ than I do. They love what they're doing, they have a good family life, they're satisfied.
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My favorite song is "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" because it's become my signature song. I sang it for six American presidents and five command performances... it's made me a world citizen.
