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Hugh Downs Quotes

born 1921 United States

Hugh Downs (born February 14, 1921, in Akron, Ohio) is a long-time American broadcaster, television host, news anchor, TV producer, author, game show host, and music composer.

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Random Hugh Downs quote

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This country is a one-party country. Half of it is called Republican and half is called Democrat. It doesn't make any difference. All the really good ideas belong to the Libertarians.

A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.

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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.

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To have a facility like this really adds a world-class potential (to the area), … I'm sure I'll be out here to see some shows.

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I have no ego investment in being on the air. I don't knock others for whom that kind of attention is like oxygen, but I don't miss anything about it.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Hugh Downs (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.