Stephen J. Cannell Quotes

A lot of making TV is lightening in a bottle.

Stephen J. Cannell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: producer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: February 5, 1941 - September 30, 2010

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My most disastrous date was not so much a disaster as uncomfortable for both parties involved.

Jennifer Aniston

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If the house is to be set in order, one cannot begin with the present; he must begin with the past.

John Hope Franklin

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First and foremost, I would like to extend my deepest sympathies to the family of Michael Brown. As I have said in the past, I know that, regardless of the circumstances here, they lost a loved one to violence. I know the pain that accompanies such a loss knows no bounds.

Robert P. McCulloch

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'True Blood' is amazing. I have to give a shout out to 'Melrose Place' because I do watch. I love 'Entourage.' One of my favorite shows back in the day was 'Friday Night Lights.'

Tristan Wilds

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I think that, too many times, business has been seen as acting in its narrow self-interest rather than, essentially, contributing more broadly to society. I think a lot of that is unintentional; I don't think that many managers are deliberately trying to be unethical or are not trying to be sensitive to social needs.

Michael Porter

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Normal life cannot sustain revolutionary attitudes for long.

Milovan Djilas

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None of my comedy depended on looks. I never did tons of fat jokes.

Lisa Lampanelli

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Our Heavenly Father created the universe that we might reach our potential as His sons and daughters.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

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Why not, when it can be done without exposure or expense, let me rescue some of America's miserable children from vice and guilt?

Dorothea Dix

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I play Captain Lance Van Der Berg, who's a Union captain who ends up staying with the Confederate family who's been taken over by the army when they come into the city in Virginia. He strikes up a romance with the youngest daughter in the house, which obviously causes some issues for the family.

Chris Wood

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The fact that anytime you think you really know something, you're going to find out you're wrong - that is the rule. The moments where you think you have something figured out, those are the exceptions.

Conor Oberst

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Philosophy is for the few.

William Gilbert

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