Phil Donahue (Phillip John "Phil" Donahue) Quotes
I think the idea of creating a television news source that is not beholden to corporate interests is nirvana.
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All human actions are equivalent... and all are on principle doomed to failure.
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Los Angeles is peopled by waiters and carpenters and drivers who are there to be actors.
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If I read a scary story in the newspaper, I find I'm haunted by it.
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I'm never doing anything by rote. I'm only on thin ice, and I think that that's a good place to be. I feel like when you push yourself like that, the rewards can be pretty great.
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Real Madrid is the most important thing that happened to me, both as a footballer and as a person.
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Eight o'clock is hard no matter what network you're on because people have to make a decision to sit down and start watching TV. Every other time slot is a time slot that happens after someone's watching something else.
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The Islamic tradition does show some areas of apparent incompatibility with the goals of women in the West, and Muslims have a long way to go in their attitudes towards women. But blaming the religion is again to express an ignorance both of the religion and of the historical struggle for equality of women in Muslim societies.
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The good thing about being an actress is that it's very children-friendly. I can work for three months, and then I can have six months off.
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I live in a small world of gouache and brush and pen and ink. I'd like to explore the world of multiples - etching and prints.
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I fell in love with Rwanda the moment I saw those verdant, rolling hills rise up beneath the wings of the plane as we descended toward Kigali airport.
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If you're going to write a good book, you have to make mistakes and you have to not be so cautious all the time.
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Hollywood is a roulette wheel. Each project dictates what's going to happen for you next, and it doesn't really matter that your project is critically acclaimed or won awards or has fans worldwide. It's a matter of how many movie tickets and DVDs and on-demand movies that you sell.
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I think things will come once I get the respect that I deserve. Keeping my belt for a long time... Things will happen like normal. I can't force those things.
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I genuinely do think that skin does have a lot to do with genetics. I was blessed. You should see my mom and grandma - it's unfair!
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I have friends who are so sarcastic but I never view it as mean.
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You don't have love without sacrifice; you can't have sacrifice without love.
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The patient's autonomy always, always should be respected, even if it is absolutely contrary - the decision is contrary to best medical advice and what the physician wants.
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I like the idea of, not shocking people, but just throwing people off. Doing something that makes people go, 'Whoa, whoa, she did that next? Wow, didn't think she was gonna do something like that next.'
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Faith is important to me.
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There was a person who thought I was OK. I wasn't a complete dope. I got some confidence out of that.
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At the last second, I heard Luis call for it. It's tough to get out of the way, but that's my job. I screwed up.
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I feel no compulsion to be a pundit. As a matter of fact, I really don't have that much to say about most things. Working with hard news satisfies me completely.
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I think the idea of creating a television news source that is not beholden to corporate interests is nirvana.
