“Life’s altered you, as it’s altered me. And what would be the point of living if we didn’t let life change us?” Jim Carter as Mister Carson on Downton Abbey
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“In my experience second thoughts are vastly overrated.” Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham on Downton Abbey
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“I am sick and tired of logic. If I could choose between principle and logic, I’d take principle every time!” Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham on Downton Abbey
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“A peer in favor of reform is like a turkey in favor of Christmas.” Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham on Downton Abbey
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“My dear, a lack of compassion can be as vulgar as an excess of tears.” Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham on Downton Abbey
Quote of the Day–New Year’s Eve
Violet Crawley: Makes me smile, the way every year we drink to the future, whatever it may bring.
Isobel Crawley: Well, what else could we drink to? We’re going forward to the future, not back into the past.
Violet Crawley: If only we had the choice!
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“Never mistake a wish for a certainty.” Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham on Downton Abbey
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“The business of life is the acquisition of memories. In the end, that’s all there is.” Jim Carter as Carson on Downton Abbey
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“I’ll take it lying down, standing up or in a semi-recumbent posture.” Penelope Wilton as Isobel Crawley on Downton Abbey
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“I take it as a compliment….I advise you to do the same. It saves many an awkward moment.” Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham on Downton Abbey