Connie Stevens Quotes
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What is more important? What the members of a politicised tribunal say, or what the citizens vote for? For me, it is clear.
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Poetry brings all possible experience to the same degree: a degree in the consciousness beyond which the consciousness itself cannot go.
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There are some things that money can't buy: peace of mind, for starters, and lean muscle mass. Neither the Queen of England nor the founder of Microsoft can put in an order for either one.
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When I talk to people in need, they tell me they want to hope; they are eager for opportunity; they are ready for better days. And I can tell you that every time their hopes are disappointed, all nations lose.
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When I was little, we had a Golden Book that had all these Disney characters in one portrait on the first page. My dad used to read from it every night. We'd play this game of find Pluto or find Donald Duck. He'd read us stories and do all the voices. Those are great memories.
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Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial by battle and blood.
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Among famous traitors of history one might mention the weather.
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My parents wanted us to be well-rounded individuals and really have the American experiences as richly as one can.
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I've always loved both writing and songwriting. The journey is fascinating to me.
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I'm a big 'American Idol' watcher, and sometimes I like to watch 'America's Got Talent.' Those are big, corny admissions, but sometimes it's so fun to see those kids really sing their hearts out.
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Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.
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We happen to be the vanguard of that revolutionary struggle because we are the most dispossessed.
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Dismissals of poetry are nothing new. It's easy to dismiss poetry if one has not read much of it.
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If I'm not going to bet on myself, why would anyone else bet on me.
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My parents are pretty good about keeping me humble. They brought me up good.
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People always ask is it hard being an entrepreneur and a mum, and the answer is 'yes.'
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For me, standup will always be some part of my life, and other things will move around and find their place.
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How is it even sustainable in 21st-century America that women earn, on average, 77 cents for every dollar earned by men?
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In 1980 I sent a play, 'Jitney,' to the Playwrights' Center in Minneapolis, won a Jerome Fellowship, and found myself sitting in a room with sixteen playwrights. I remember looking around and thinking that since I was sitting there, I must be a playwright, too.
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I'm 5 foot 2. I wish I were 5' 6. Everyone who meets me says, 'Oh my God. You look so much taller in person.'
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When you hear the party that glorified Occupy Wall Street blast success; when you hear them minimize the genius of the men and women who make jobs out of nothing, is that what you teach your children about work?
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Democratic socialism means that we must reform a political system that is corrupt, that we must create an economy that works for all, not just the very wealthy.
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She will be successful who is easy to start and hard to stop.
