Stevie Wonder

Musician, songwriter

Contemporary influential 52 sayings

Sayings by Stevie Wonder

He's died, he's dead. Hopefully we can continue the legacy he has given a lot of kids and a lot of people.

2019 — Responding to questions about how fans should feel about Michael Jackson's music after the 'Leaving …
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It's a bad day when I can see better than your 2020 vision.

2020 — In a YouTube video titled 'The Universe Is Watching Us,' criticizing racism and the failings of Dona…
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I've heard the person in the highest place of this nation say there are fine people on both sides. That sounds noncommittal to me.

2020 — In a YouTube video titled 'The Universe Is Watching Us,' criticizing Donald Trump's response to raci…
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I've heard this commander in chief [call Africa] a s-h-i-t hole. Wow. One day, you will show that you're sorry.

2020 — In a YouTube video titled 'The Universe Is Watching Us,' criticizing Donald Trump's alleged comments…
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All life does matter, but the reason that I say Black lives matter is because we are the original people of this world. So in essence, everyone here has some Black in you. You've all got some soul in you, so stop denying your culture.

2016 — During a performance at the British Summer Time Festival in Hyde Park, London.
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I think honestly, some people who think they're gay, they're confused. People can misconstrue closeness for love. People can feel connected, they bond. I'm not saying all [gay people are confused]. Some people have a desire to be with the same sex. But that's them.

2012 — Interview with The Guardian, discussing Frank Ocean and homosexuality, which he later clarified.
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We all know that slavery was not a choice. So I just think that people need to understand that if you know your history, if you know the truth, you know that's just foolishness.

2018 — Responding to Kanye West's comments that slavery was a choice.
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If you had an emergency situation and needed to go to the hospital, and you had to get there right away, would you want me driving your car?

2016 — During a 'Get Out the Vote' concert for Hillary Clinton, comparing voting for Donald Trump to asking…
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It's too much bullsh*t. I follow the truth.

2025 (reported) — Responding to TMZ about whether he follows politics, particularly regarding Donald Trump's inaugurat…
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I am sick that politicians try and find an easy solution to a 400-year problem. I am sick of some people using God for convenience rather than a commitment. I am sick of lies and deceit that dominate our reality. I am sick that the truth is struggling to be heard and defended. What we say, has not been what we do, and this country must reconcile our words and deeds.

2021 — In a blog post recorded on Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday, explaining his decision to move to Gha…
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We live in a society where Black music, one time, was called 'race music.' Where jazz was considered something nasty, you know? I don't know, I felt that if God didn't want me to sing it, he wouldn't have given me the talent to do it!

2005 — From a 2005 interview with British journalist Barney Hoskyns, discussing backlash for singing secula…
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I've never accepted stupidity and ignorance as making me then determine how good I was or how less I was.

2005 — From a 2005 interview with British journalist Barney Hoskyns, discussing a racist incident from his …
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It could have been worse. I could have been born black.

Unknown — A known sarcastic remark attributed to him, often cited when discussing his blindness and race.
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Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision.

1985 — Interview
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I'm not a politician. I'm just a musician who cares.

2014 — Interview
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Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand.

1976 — Speech
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I was born blind, but I was never blind in my mind.

2009 — Interview
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If you don't ask, you don't get.

1980 — Interview
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Do you know, it's funny, but I never thought of being blind as a disadvantage, and I never thought of being black as a disadvantage.

Unknown, but widely attributed over time — Various interviews and discussions about his life and career, widely attributed.
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Voting for Trump is like asking me to drive a car.

2016 — During a campaign event for Hillary Clinton in Las Vegas.
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