William Anthony Donohue Quotes
To the ACLU, the First Amendment speaks more directly to freedom from religion than it does to freedom of religion.
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I just think that you have to believe in yourself and you have to work very hard. You can't ever think that you're the best thing since sliced bread because I promise you, there are going to be Viola Davises and Jessica Chastains and Emma Stones who are the best thing since sliced bread. So take it seriously, but don't take it too seriously.
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Humor disarms people. It opens them up to starting a dialogue about things they wouldn't normally talk about. I don't understand how people who don't have a sense of humor get through life.
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The rich don't win elections. They support the money, but what percentage of America are rich? What is it, 2 percent? But they all have one vote.
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I think what television and video games do is reminiscent of drug addiction. There's a measure of reinforcement and a behavioural loop.
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I do big films just to experience personal satisfaction.
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I knew that the artists that I loved the most had something about them that was very unfiltered and very rough.
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If you see a player out in public having dinner, chances are he's with his boring money manager or some boring rich guy he hopes to design a golf course for.
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The F.B.I. is about nuts and bolts. It's all about witnesses and procedure and walking the streets.
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Women's Lib? I couldn't stand it.
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For me, it's not necessarily interesting to play a strong, fearless woman. It's interesting to play a woman who is terrified and then overcomes that fear. It's about the journey. Courage is not the absence of fear, it's overcoming it.
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Heroes don't wear diapers. It's just not cool.
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Normally when I read, I don't like music playing.
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Here's the thing: 'The Hurt Locker' was an amazing, important film. But did I enjoy it? Of course not. It was very tough to watch and, while gripping, not exactly what you'd call a happy place.
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I was possessed by London.
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I just think of everything I do and how happy it will make me to do it. I don't like having my photograph taken, for instance, so I don't do that often.
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What is this 'mac and cheese'? Is that a black thing?
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Despite all the divisions and discord within our democracy, I see the grit and determination and common goodness of the American people every single day –- and that makes me more confident than ever about our country’s future.
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Women will never be taken seriously until they accept full responsibility for their sexuality.
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I try to spend my time on areas that I think are important for the future, and where I think I can add value.
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Government has gotten too big, and it's infringed on our liberty and freedom.
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Freedom battles are not fought without paying heavy prices.
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To write well and speak well is mere vanity if one does not live well.
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Care for life and physical health, with due regard for the needs of others and the common good, is concomitant with respect for human dignity.
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To the ACLU, the First Amendment speaks more directly to freedom from religion than it does to freedom of religion.
