Ann Dowd Quotes
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I am highly distressed and offended by what Donald Trump has been saying, and I don't think his nomination is good for the country. I think he would be a terrible president and terrible for our country.
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So much of writing isn't the fun parts like we get to discuss. It is sitting there putting the words down.
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With every bathroom renovation, there are three areas that I focus on: budget, function and style.
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The only people who never fail are those who never try.
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Jesus made clear that the Kingdom of God is organic and not organizational. It grows like a seed and it works like leaven: secretly, invisibly, surprisingly, and irresistibly.
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I said to Ruth Rendell, 'When you've written as many books as you have, it's easier.' She said, 'No dear, it gets harder'.
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I do not want to be a long-term CEO.
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There is not love where there is no will.
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Even philosophers will praise war as ennobling mankind, forgetting the Greek who said: 'War is bad in that it begets more evil than it kills.'
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If I were to meet the most incredible man, and he just so happened to not make as much money as I do, I wouldn't hold it against him.
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The fact is, when men carry the same ideals in their hearts, nothing can isolate them - neither prison walls nor the sod of cemeteries. For a single memory, a single spirit, a single idea, a single conscience, a single dignity will sustain them all.
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Bad people sometimes do good things, and good people do really bad things or do something the audience disagrees with.
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There are downsides to implicitly trusting banks, as the 2008 financial crisis showed.
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We still need to be conscious of the fact that Russia has intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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I had wanted to be a sculptor throughout life, but to do so, I had to stop painting.
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To me, the flag represents the greatest ideals of the United States of America, not the worst, but different people look at different things and have different feelings about it. That's what freedom of expression is all about.
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I take stuff because I'm inspired by it.
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There is a certain aesthetic pleasure in trying to imagine the unimaginable and failing, if you are a reader.
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I've met so many fans of daytime television who've watched the shows with their moms and grandmas and feel like they've known the characters their whole lives. It's sad for them to have to say goodbye to their favorite soaps and characters. We don't want that to happen to the 'Days' fans.
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There's a high point in your career, and then people get bored; they want something else to come along.
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Naturally, it was easier for me to envision becoming a novelist than it is for most people. I had two great in-house teachers; I had parents who considered a career in the arts a real possibility rather than a dreamy arrow shot into the sky.
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When Hillary was First Lady, we went to the Beijing Women's Conference. She courageously stood up and spoke out on behalf of human rights and women's rights, inspiring millions to fight for a better future.
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I do not look at myself every morning and think: 'Oh, my gosh, I am so perfect, so beautiful, so talented.' No, I like to make fun of myself.
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All I ever wanted was a successful career as an actress.
