Tony Bennett (Anthony Dominick Benedetto) Quotes
I have been very fortunate to have been able to make a living from what I love to do best – performing and singing for people.
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I come from an immigrant family, but I know no other nationality apart from British.
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In the north we could not hope to keep the worst and poorest servant for a single day in the wretched discomfort in which our negro servants are forced habitually to live.
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I was always very determined and ambitious, and I knew I would do something that would let me travel and stuff, but I didn't know really know what I would do to get there.
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I am such a do-goody, people-pleasing kid - or I was - I don't think I've ever been fired, not even from an ice cream shop, magician for kids' parties, not even in my early jobs in radio.
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Working with Bruno Mars would be really awesome. I'm such a fan of his, and I love that he's a real artist.
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When God calls a man to be upright and pure and generous, he also calls him to be intelligent and skillful, and strong and brave.
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If you don't improve the lives of the poor, it's not charity.
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I feel like writing a book there's always a version in your head that's an amazing version, but then you write the version that you can write.
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Part of the reason I sort of shot out like a cannon out of Michigan and left home at such an early age is because I had to feel independent.
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Food-wise, oh man, I tend to really indulge on vacation because a lot of my friends are incredible chefs. One friend makes an eggplant parmesan that is heavenly and melts in your mouth, and another makes a chocolate pudding that I can't resist.
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We encourage the growth of women's hockey.
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Two truths are all too often overshadowed in today's political discourse: Public service is a most honorable pursuit, and so is bipartisanship.
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I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
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I always wake up 10 minutes before I have to be anywhere.
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Often, as a young actress, you find yourself being the only girl in a room full of men... and one of the reasons why I like 'Grey's Anatomy' is because they have such strong female characters and the women really drive this show.
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I am getting to the point where the only love worth being in is the love worth singing about.
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As an author, I had spent years writing my stories on my own in a quiet room. My ideas traveled from my brain to my fingers, executed exactly as I saw fit, never veering from my own intent. TV simply doesn't work that way.
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You might lose your spontaneity and, instead of composing first-rate Gershwin, end up with second rate Ravel.
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I love my work, and I feel fortunate to be doing a job I love, but it isn't the centre of my life.
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I wasn't scouted in the mall as a kid; it just kinda happened naturally 'cause of Instagram and New York and being visible, which is cool. Things just started rolling in. Timing was in my favour 'cause the Internet acted as a catalyst for the fashion industry to change and be more open 'cause people demanded it.
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The first time I did a show, I definitely didn't get any money. My friend just let me do this show. I was so nervous: my mic didn't work, and I was like, 'Urgh.' It was terrible. It was a dingy club off of the highway, but all these people came. It was packed out.
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Protectionism has to be avoided. Protectionism is not only on goods but also in the area of services. Financial protectionism is also bad and should be avoided.
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I have been very fortunate to have been able to make a living from what I love to do best – performing and singing for people.
