Doris Day Quotes
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I am deeply grateful to the President and to my country. ... To come from Cincinnati, Ohio, for God's sake, then to go to Hollywood, and to get this kind of tribute from my country. ... I love this country so much.
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If it's true that men are such beasts, this must account for the fact that most women are animal lovers.
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I'm not going to go around with a long face - that's a waste of time
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I had been involved in animal welfare groups, but DDAL presented an opportunity to actually create and pass legislation aimed at issues which really matter to so many people. From local spaying and neutering ordinances, to legislation against puppy mills, to standards to prevent animals from being tested for the sake of a new cosmetic, we could - and did - make a difference.
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If there is a heaven, I'm sure Rock Hudson is there because he was such a kind person.
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The happiest times in my life were the days when I was traveling with Les Brown and his band.
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I love to laugh.It's the only way to live. Enjoy each day-it's not coming back again!
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Well I do find the beauty in animals. I find beauty everywhere. I find beauty in my garden.
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Some of the downbeat pictures, in my opinion, should never be made at all. Most of them are made for personal satisfaction, to impress other actors who say "Oh, God! what a shot, what camera work!" But the average person in the audience, who bought his ticket to be entertained, doesn't see that at all. He comes out depressed.
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No matter what happens, if I get pushed down, I’m going to come right back up.
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Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty.
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I have found that when you are deeply troubled, there are things you get from the silent devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source.
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DAY: I have a good job, a lovely apartment, I go out with very nice men to the best places, the finest restaurants, the theater. What am I missing? RITTER: If you hove to ask, believe me, you're missing it.
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Middle age is youth without levity, and age without decay.
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Wrinkles are hereditary. Parents get them from their children.
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I like joy; I want to be joyous; I want to have fun on the set; I want to wear beautiful clothes and look pretty. I want to smile and I want to make people laugh. And that's all I want. I like it. I like being happy. I want to make others happy.
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Vulgarity begins when imagination succumbs to the explicit
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The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you'll grow out of it.
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It was the only ambition I ever had - not to be a dancer or Hollywood movie star, but to be a housewife in a good marriage.
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The one radio voice that I listened to above others belonged to Ella Fitzgerald. There was a quality to her voice that fascinated me, and I'd sing along with her, trying to catch the subtle ways she shaded her voice, the casual yet clean way she sang the words.
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Almost all of "Julie" was shot on location in Carmel, which is a lovely resort town a little south of San Francisco. My co-star was Louis Jourdan, whom I liked very much. An amiable man, very gentle, very much interested in the people around him; we had a good rapport and I found talking to him a joy . . . We would take long walks on the beautiful Carmel beach, chatting by the hour.
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For every dollar spent on spaying and neutering now, $17 is saved and can be used for other community projects. We work with the animals and the people who love them.
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If so many people love me, how come I'm alone?
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I’ve been through everything. I always said I was like those round-bottomed circus dolls - you know, those dolls you could push down and they’d come back up? I’ve always been like that. I’ve always said, 'No matter what happens, if I get pushed down, I’m going to come right back up.'