Andie MacDowell Quotes
I love 'Forrest Gump;' I like sweet, cheery, happy movies. But it has some dark moments too.
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During the fall and winter we built Fort Meade and the town of Sturgis.
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When I was sixteen years old, I was sentenced to two years in prison; the Swedish government changed it, so I could go to a boarding school as part of a social programme. I was in this boarding school with some of the richest kids in Sweden.
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I think that boy bands as a whole are really coming back.
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I studied the lives of jazz singers who would tour Europe, and... what I learned was life was big ride for them. They'd seen the dark side of humanity... but touring the world playing jazz, it was a truly carefree way of living. A great escapism, if you like.
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Baking is my pastime. I just love creating things. But it's not what I want to do for a living. Acting is what I want to do.
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The reason I want to show shocking things is that they always pose an ethical question.
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India has to be transformed into a developed nation, a prosperous nation and a healthy nation, with a value system.
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I agree with cosmetic surgery for medical reasons - my mother had breast cancer and I think it's very sad when somebody has no choice in what happens to their body.
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What matters most is the win.
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I'm nearsighted in my right eye, have glaucoma in my left, and the nerves in my hands are on Medicare. Basically, I'm on the wrong end of a short sale.
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I try to support stories that enable us to see the difficulties in our society and the challenges we face, which is why I've also produced documentaries like 'Brick City' and 'Serving Life.'
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Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination.
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The hard work definitely paid off and hard work always does.
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One of my other nicknames was Thomas Edison, because I invented so many moves.
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My daughter, Lily Caitlin, means the most to me in the world.
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In sport, a massive amount is to do with genetics.
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I do find that it's easier to get Latino-themed movies... but I don't think there's that stigma anymore. I think that what's harder is to be a woman, not to be a Latina.
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I went into science, ending up with a Ph.D. in cell biology, but along the way I found out that experimental science involves many hours and days and nights of laboratory work, which is a lot like washing dishes, only a little more challenging. I was too impatient, and maybe a little too sloppy, for it.
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The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be in the arrangement of your chromosomes.
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The thing that grounds you, and the thing that really gives you a sense of wholeness, is your family, friends and your community. Those are the things that can mirror back to you what you're experiencing, and can affirm to you that the stories you are telling are true.
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I try to give people a different way of looking at their surroundings. That's art to me.
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The companies that survive longest are the one's that work out what they uniquely can give to the world not just growth or money but their excellence, their respect for others, or their ability to make people happy. Some call those things a soul.
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Often our bad moments are self-propelled ... And the drama is almost exclusively within our heads and hearts.
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I love 'Forrest Gump;' I like sweet, cheery, happy movies. But it has some dark moments too.
