Downright Quotes

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For 35 years, I was a writer. I wrote a lot of jokes. Some of them weren't funny. Some of them weren't appropriate. Some of… — Al Franken
'Constitutional' is just a real pip of a word. Positively rolls off the tongue. In fact, it's downright fun to say. 'Con-stit-too-shun-al.' It's the verbal… — Paul Feig
Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up… — Patrick Henry
On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be… — H. L. Mencken
America is just downright mean. — Michelle Obama
When you take a look at the problems our country is facing, debt is No. 1. The math is downright scary and the credit markets… — Paul Ryan
Making loans and fighting poverty are normally two of the least glamorous pursuits around, but put the two together and you have an economic innovation… — James Surowiecki
The Germans have an inhuman way of cutting up their verbs. Now a verb has a hard time enough of it in this world when… — Mark Twain
The Contessa was surely way ahead of her time, too, in believing that men were not only usless and idiotic, but downright dangerous. That idea… — Kurt Vonnegut
I had been downright paranoid all afternoon, aware of everyone near me. By the time I went for the car, my neck and shoulders were… — Laurell K. Hamilton
Marsh: Our best efforts were never even a mild annoyance to the Lord Ruler." Kelsier: Ah, but being an annoyance is something that I am… — Brandon Sanderson
He is not easy to describe. There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something downright detestable. I never saw a man I so… — Robert Louis Stevenson
The America I know and love is not one in which my parents or my baby with Down syndrome will have to stand in front… — Sarah Palin
If I had been downright honest with myself, I would have seen very plainly in my heart that I did but half fancy being committed… — Herman Melville
I've met you many times Lucinda, and most of the time, you're a downright bore. — Lauren Kate
Nah, you always look good. As for me â€¦ well, it's hard to explain. The auras are getting to me. There's so much sorrow around… — Richelle Mead
I had to give him props, but how annoying of him to be a hero when I was trying so hard to dislike him. It… — James Patterson
We donâ€™t like to think of ourselves as preyâ€”it is a lessening thoughtâ€”but the truth is that in our arrogance and so-called knowledge we forget… — Gary Paulsen
Teachers were both blamed for everything that went wrong with kids and turned to for their every salvation. This dual role of scapegoat and savior… — Lionel Shriver
The two of you are getting downright chatty, aren't you, Ms. Lane? When did you last see him? what else did he tell you? I'm… — Karen Marie Moning

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