Sonny Bono Quotes

#1. People have said to me, You can't write songs. You can't play an instrument. But I've got 10 gold records.

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#2. Cher wanted to be an entertainer more than I've seen anybody want to be an entertainer in my life.

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#3. I'm not homophobic, I'm not a bigot, I'm not pandering to hatred.

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#4. I feel kind of like the black sheep in Congress, but here I am.

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#5. We'll have all the same players ... We'll be missing one, actually.

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#6. We must get rid of the IRS. It's a bureaucracy fraught with totalitarianism.

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#7. And the beat goes on...

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#8. What is qualified? What have I been qualified for in my life? I haven't been qualified to be a mayor. I'm not qualified to be a songwriter. I'm not qualified to be a TV producer. I'm not qualified to be a successful businessman. And so, I don't know what qualified means.

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#9. With all due respect to lawyers, it's wonderful that you have this intricate knowledge. You break down words to the nth degree. And sometimes I find it rather disgusting. And it goes on and on.

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#10. We all love the environment, but we have placed creatures above people. A rat is a rat.

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#11. It was scary when the Beatles came on the scene. It was like an earthquake or a fire or an accident.

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#12. Don't cling to fame. You're just borrowing it. It's like money. You're going to die, and somebody else is going to get it.

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#13. If anybody ever dares to compare Bob Dole to Clinton, then they're comparing a criminal to an honest man.

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#14. I'm a maverick. I've always been a maverick.

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#15. You've got to give someone like Cher a lot of credit. She's worked very hard to get where she is. I can't take that away from her.

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#16. Put your ego aside and play as a team.

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#17. I'm not a lawyer, and maybe I should have used more specific legal language.

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#18. People underestimate me, but I've always been a stretch runner.

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