Jenifer Lewis
Actress, Singer
"The elevator to success is broken, take the stairs."
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Stairs
45 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Luther Vandross
Singer, Songwriter
"My father would lift me high. And dance with my mother and me and then. Spin me around til I fell asleep. Then up the stairs he would carry me and I knew for sure I was loved."
Langston Hughes
Poet, Novelist
"Life for me ain't been no crystal stair"
Stella Young
Disability Rights Activist
"No amount of smiling at a flight of stairs has ever made it turn into a ramp."
Cole Porter
Composer
"If you want to buy my wares Follow me and climb the stairs... Love for sale."
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"I was going to come in and push you down the stairs."
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"Do you know how wizards like to be buried?" "Yes!" "Well, how?" Granny Weatherwax paused at the bottom of the stairs. "Reluctantly."
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"Mr Lorry asks the witness questions: Ever been kicked? Might have been. Frequently? No. Ever kicked down stairs? Decidedly not; once received a kick at the top of a staircase, and fell down stairs of his own accord."
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"Fifteen minutes later, Betsy came thundering down the stairs. "I'm going to the mall with Sierra to see a movie." Michael leaned forward, switched off the television. "Can you please rephrase that in the form of a question?" "Sure. Can I have some money?"
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