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HOLLY ARMSTRONG Washington is the only state with a positive balance of trade with China, something we are very prou... HOLLY ARMSTRONG She really did her homework on this one and read the analysts. HOLLY ARMSTRONG Both my husband and I wanted a boy. I wasn't sure what I'd do with a daughter. What if she a... HOLLY COMBS Actors do movies because you want to make a connection; you want an audience to recognise themselves... HOLLY HUNTER Once I hit 45, there was a real downturn. But I got an incredibly provocative, delicious lead role i... HOLLY HUNTER There were so many lead roles available when I was in my thirties. Once I hit 45, there was a real d... HOLLY HUNTER We have such a high drop-out rate from musicians, said the head of the college. He was right - I dro... HOLLY JOHNSON My Best Friend and I have spent plenty of time together, despite me being in my First Ever Relations... HOLLY SMALE Reason to move to New York: I don't to get left behind HOLLY SMALE They say that life is just a blank chain, and precious moments are the beads we hang off it to make ... HOLLY SMALE Love puts itself first, and makes its own plans. It maps you out instead. Maybe that's what makes it... HOLLY SMALE Why do you always rescue me?" — "Every Cinderella needs a fairy godmother. But sometimes your fair... HOLLY SMALE And this way, l'll leave everything behind before it gets the chance to do the same to me. HOLLY SMALE