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" I was an only child, and Mother was always right with me all my life. I used to get very angry at her when I was growing up-it's a natural thing. "
Elvis Presley
Angry
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" More than anything else, I want the folks back at home to think right of me. "
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" The colored folks been singing it and playing it just like I'm doin' now, man, for more years than I know. I got it from them. "
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" I'll never feel comfortable taking a strong drink, and I'll never feel easy smoking a cigarette. I just don't think those things are right for me. "
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" Adversity is sometimes hard upon a man; but for one man who can stand prosperity, there are a hundred that will stand adversity. "
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" I'm strictly for Stevenson. I don't dig the intellectual bit, but I'm telling you, man, he knows the most. "
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" I have no use for bodyguards, but I have very specific use for two highly trained certified public accountants. "
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