Ann Dowd Quotes
I look at all these wonderful actors who are out of work, and I don't know what accounts for my good fortune, but I'm grateful for it.
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President Reagan stood for conservative principles in a way that brought people together.
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I hate it when guys wear really tight t-shirts. It's just so horrible, especially when you can see their bellies.
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I don't really love to perform in music. Some people like it more, but it's not my thing so much, but just the writing, when you get the lyric, and the lyric just goes just the right way, or you find the right bridge that takes you to the solo, and those moments are tremendous, and it's difficult to portray.
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Widely distributed reports have noted in January 1968, Obama was registered as a Muslim at Jakarta's Roman Catholic Franciscus Assisi Primary School under the name Barry Soetoro.
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Investing in gold is one of the wisest decisions that you can make as an investor.
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When I think back now to the recording sessions, there is more improvisation than one hears. It's an ideal combination of arrangements and improvisation. Only a few people are able to listen and say what is composed and what is improvised. It's a unit.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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I almost laughed about the Machiavellian plans of the presidents of the United States.
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Vice is a creature of such hideous mien... that the more you see it the better you like it.
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I've started doing my coaching badges, I'd like to be a manager one day.
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Nothing is as obnoxious as other people's luck.
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Hollywood used to control the distribution; now Silicon Valley does.
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Those who get stuck doing the same things for too long are bound to get left behind the strong who press on and re-invent themselves.
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Thanks to President Obama for joining a unanimous Congress and signing S 2195 into law.
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As film-makers, it is very important for us to find common ground between cultures, and maybe that's less the case for politicians who benefit more from finding the conflicts and differences between us.
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The major political battles about guns in our society concern handguns and assault weapons, not long arms like hunting rifles.
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One thing that is not to be underestimated is American culture's influence on the rest of the world.
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All of my high school issues are resolved!
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Being a Christian does not mean that there is one way of living a Christian life, people do it differently in different cultures because they have different interpretations, that's how it should be. The disciples had arguments with Jesus! It is about listening to one another, and respecting one another with those differences.
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If you're lucky enough to have a position where people listen to you, you should say stuff you believe in - but not if you're Jenny McCarthy. Then you should shut up. But if you're right, like Amy Poehler, then speak up.
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I don't find it hard to direct myself. I can easily think of me as a horrible performer or a good performer. I work with actors who cannot stand watching or looking at themselves, which is not my case. I can have an eye and perspective on whether I'm terrible or good enough for me.
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I graduated from West Point in 1974. It was an all-male institution. I went back to teach at West Point in 1984 and found the place far better than it was when I had been a cadet... I attributed a good amount of that to the fact that we opened up the academy to women.
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At what point do you give up - decide enough is enough? There is only one answer really. Never.
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I look at all these wonderful actors who are out of work, and I don't know what accounts for my good fortune, but I'm grateful for it.
