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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I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me. I write a book for no other reason than to add three or four hundred acres to my magnificent estate.
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'Cars' is a really personal story for me because, first of all, I grew up in Los Angeles - the car crazy capital.
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My style has evolved in a nice way, but everyone has bad moments.
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With the 'Watchmen' comic, we attempted to tell it in an accessible way. I deliberately made the artwork very clear, deceptively so. You think you're sucking on a sweetie, but it turns out to be a sugar-coated chili.
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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.
