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Hugh Downs was an American broadcaster, television host, and journalist with a career spanning more than six decades. He was best known for his work on the NBC morning show Today, the game show Concentration, and the ABC news magazine 20/20. Downs was respected for his professionalism, warmth, and ability to connect with audiences, making him one of the most beloved figures in American television history. His contributions to broadcasting left a lasting legacy in the industry.
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"A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes."

Circumstance, Circumstances
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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."

Attention, Being, Ego, Investment
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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."

Thought, Creation, Man, Old
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