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Heaven help the roses if the bombs begin to fall


Stevie Wonder

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THE FALL Little Stevie Wonder/The 12 Year Old Genius.
STEVIE WONDER I wonder if he hears the bombs of the soldiers and their rifles.
CAROLYN MAUPIN I don't dictate, you don't dictate to Stevie Wonder, not successfully.
SPIKE LEE Who picks your clothes - Stevie Wonder?
DON RICKLES Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross and the Jackson 5, that's what I grew up on.
MADONNA CICCONE Stevie Wonder is just one of those guys that completely delivers everything that you want to be true...
ADAM LEVINE Roses fall, but the thorns remain.
DANISH PROVERB Roses fall, but the thorns remain.
DUTCH PROVERB In my eyes, there's no one better than Stevie Wonder. He's a top dude.
ED SHEERAN My inspirations include the Beatles - love, love, love them - Elton John, Carole King, and Stevie Wo...
GLORIA ESTEFAN All the way to heaven is heaven, because Jesus said, "I am the way.
CATHERINE OF SIENA I think my favorite song from another artist would have to be 'Superstition' by Stevie Wonde...
NICK JONAS Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a ...
STEVIE WONDER Of course I read Braille, yes.
STEVIE WONDER We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.
STEVIE WONDER Eyes lie if you ever look into them for the character of the person.
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STEVIE WONDER Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision.
STEVIE WONDER If you don't ask, you don't get.
STEVIE WONDER Time is long but life is short.
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MICHAEL BOLTON If there is a heaven and hell, then I wonder, are the people in heaven asking god to forgive and sto...
JASON BOURKE When he has disappeared, Mother clears her throat. I don't turn around and look at her in the rockin...
KATHYRN STOCKETT Don't you let him cheapen you.
KATHYRN STOCKETT Find I can get my point across a lot better writing them down
KATHRYN STOCKETT I slip off my flats and walk down the front porch steps, while Mother calls out for me to put my sho...
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