Donna Mills Quotes
You know, when they called me about the role, I thought Knots Landing was a show about a houseboat with Andy Griffith!
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What is all our histories, but God showing himself, shaking and trampling on everything that he has not planted.
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I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.
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When I look back at where I came from, at the school I attended... my classmates for the most part haven't had successful paths - many have had a difficult, chaotic path.
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Growing up, you always want to hang with your dad - go fishing or whatever. But my dad was always working, so we never really had time for that. I think I kind of learned to accept it.
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Most rich countries have reported increases in happiness as they become richer.
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The big difference between the radio show and the TV work is that I don't have to work by committee on the radio show. I'm the DJ; I can play what I want and suffer or get praised by that. With a TV show, it's much more of a collaboration, and the song that I might think is perfect may get shot down and vice versa.
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If it seems like you're doing work when you're acting, then you're doing something wrong.
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I was a very happy child, so to speak. But, since we didn't have video games or television, and very little radio, in terms of a form of entertainment, I used to read a lot and I would draw a lot, and those two things used to occupy my time.
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Unfortunately, I think there's not enough education about hydration. When I was young, we knew nothing about it. We all know that there's cases of athletes having serious issues because of dehydration and even dying.
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I did telemarketing for years, starting at the age of 16, just selling steak knives to old people. Old people go through a weird amount of steak knives. I also sold straight meat over the telephone.
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It is very distressing that anyone would look at these matters from a political viewpoint. Core beliefs about when life begins and ends are far too important for any such calculations.
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Even though I was in close proximity to everything, it never really dawned on me to pursue a career in show business.
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I don't just whisper it, I say it and I say it: 'The United Nations is an anti-Semitic organization, an anti-Israel organization.'
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I wanted to play a TV detective because it's a rite of passage; I wanted to experience every area of acting. I haven't done comedy or as much Shakespeare as I had intended.
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I can't be a role model. I just can't be.
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Infosys was going to be a different type of company. It was going to be very ethically run, meritocratic, quality-conscious, transparent. People didn't confuse the personal with the corporate.
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I like when life is sort of spontaneous. I like the unexpected. I'm comfortable in that!
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When I go to a sci-fi convention, oh God, it's the closest thing to being a rock star I will ever know in this life. I want to be a rock star, don't you? It's a good thing to be, a rock star.
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There is a class system in acting just like in anything else. Black females fall in a category below black male actors.
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Style is less the man than the way a man takes himself.
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We really tried hard not to make it a cricket book, it appeals to a much wider community.
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I've found that giving gifts is transformative. It makes me better. It clarifies my thinking and allows me to do better work.
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I believe that when things are easy, people stay dormant.
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You know, when they called me about the role, I thought Knots Landing was a show about a houseboat with Andy Griffith!
