Jenny Downham Quotes
I never plan a structure. I like surprises. I'm quite disciplined and sit at my desk every day and just write.
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Manhood coerced into sensitivity is no manhood at all.
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All four majors are definitely a priority.
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I am definitely a dog person. I feel like Webster and I are very much alike.
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Challenges give me a kick. The day I stop getting challenges, I would quit.
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I do think, even though you are a public figure, I do think you should be entitled to your privacy, and I do think that there are things that go on in relationships and behind closed doors that are completely private.
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I have been in Sorrow's kitchen and licked out all the pots. Then I have stood on the peaky mountain wrapped in rainbows, with a harp and sword in my hands.
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I never thought of being disadvantaged.
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California's drought affects everyone in the state, from farmers to fishermen, business owners to suburban residents, and everyone has a role to play in using precious water resources as wisely and efficiently as possible.
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There have been times - and not just on 'The Newsroom,' but on 'The West Wing,' 'Sports Night,' 'Studio 60'... - where it was hard to look the cast and crew in the eye, when I put a script on the table that I knew just wasn't good enough.
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The proper study of Man is anything but Man; and the most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.
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Here's the thing, back in the day, a lot of guys would make fun of me, that I would sing and dance, that I was a cheerleader. But I kept my head on straight. I had goals.
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I am really blessed and very grateful for it.
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My desire has always been to be the leader in an industry.
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I play well with everybody.
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Music truly heals, and I am so grateful to have learned that through Musicians on Call.
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Today mythical thinking has fallen into disrepute; we often dismiss it as irrational and self-indulgent. But the imagination is also the faculty that has enabled scientists to bring new knowledge to light and to invent technology that has made us immeasurably more effective.
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It's a contract of connection to be in the same space and watch and listen to stories and be caught in them. When you're in a theater, your brain expands because somebody in the theater may do something or respond to something that you wouldn't have.
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A man who will not lie to a woman has very little consideration for her feelings.
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Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking tartar sauce with you.
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First Lady Michelle Obama has posted an exercise video of her beating up a punching bag. But don't worry, Vice President Biden is going to be OK.
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The goal as a musician, I think, is to be able to make music as a living for the rest of your life.
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My Fox guys, I love every single one of them.
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I do not want to criticize while my soldiers are still bleeding and dying in Iraq.
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I never plan a structure. I like surprises. I'm quite disciplined and sit at my desk every day and just write.
