Home
Topics
Authors
:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Hugh Downs Quotes

I've always thought that the stereotype of the dirty old man is really the creation of a dirty young man who wants the field to himself.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: entertainer
Nationality: american
Birth: February 14, 1921

Topics

Man Thought Old Man Dirty Young Old

I'm not sure we could spell 'shale' in 2008.

Sure Spell Could

When the Christians, upon these occasions, received martyrdom, they were ornamented, and crowned with garlands of flowers; for which they, in heaven, received eternal crowns of glory.

Flowers Heaven Glory Christians Were

I don't wear pants, or like them; I'm a Jewish woman who's made the decision to wear skirts, so I wear mostly skirts past the knee.

Decision Woman Past Pants Jewish

People just deserve to be treated with kindness.

Kindness People Deserve Just Treated

It's a perfectly human instinct to want to be near water.

Water Want Human Instinct Near

You take the healthiest diet in the world, if you gave those people vitamins, they would be twice as healthy. So vitamins are valuable.

People World Diet You Healthy Twice

In tennis, you strike a ball just after the rebound for the fastest return. It's the same with investment.

You Strike Investment Tennis Same

It is a career of make-believe, of masks. We all have masks in life.

Life Career Make-Believe Masks

I do remember a lot of teachers saying I would do well on TV, as I have a 'modern look,' but I never knew how to take that.

Jonas Armstrong

Saying Remember Look Teachers Never

After my first movie was released, my wife and I went Bouley. A fantastic meal. The whole thing, getting dressed up, acting very adult-y, a lot of fun.

Wife Fun Acting Dressed First Meal

My big 'don't' would be wearing something just because someone told you it looks cool. I think a lot of people fall victim to that - of doing something that's a trend, but then you can tell if they don't own it or don't like it.

People Cool Think Someone Doing You

When I wrote 'Neuromancer', I had a list in my head of all the things the future was assumed to be which it would not be in the book I was about to write. In a sense, I intended 'Neuromancer', among other things, to be a critique of all the aspects of science fiction that no longer satisfied me.

Future Science Me Book Write Head

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Hugh Downs