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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Voting in presidential and congressional elections is a national right - and the national government should protect it.
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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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The consequences of the behavior of the BATF in these kinds of cases (events such as Waco) is that they are not trusted. They are detested, and I have described them properly as jackbooted American fascists. They have shown no concern over the rights of ordinary citizens or their property. They intrude without the slightest regard or concern.
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Newton wrote to Halley ... that he would not give Hooke any credit. That, alas, is vanity. You find it in so many scientists. You know, it has always hurt me to think that Galileo did not acknowledge the work of Kepler.
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Superficially insignificant or accidental looking detail in art may well carry the most important unconscious symbolism.
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I always gravitate toward the humor in something.
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Since Baby’s birth, she had learned that the first few months of motherhood were about fatigue and leakiness.
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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.
