William O. Douglas Quotes
The privacy and dignity of our citizens is being whittled away by sometimes imperceptible steps. Taken individually, each step may be of little consequence. But when viewed as a whole, there begins to emerge a society quite unlike any we have seen - a society in which government may intrude into the secret regions of a life.William O. Douglas
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I get upset about what is taken as great literature and what is cute and exotic.
Rabih Alameddine -
There is a healthful hardiness about real dignity that never dreads contact and communion with others however humble.
Washington Irving -
I found that I need to work, and I wouldn't have known that if I hadn't taken the time off.
Vicki Lawrence -
The West German population would protest passionately if it knew what secret meetings between the federal chancellor, McCoy, and foreign and Nazi generals are planning.
Walter Ulbricht -
It took 23 years from Abraxane being conceived to us showing now with conclusiveness that it works in pancreatic cancer. We cannot afford as a society to wait another 23 years to make sure that the patients get the right care, at the right time, at the right place.
Patrick Soon-Shiong -
Society doesn't like to deal with death, but it is a natural part of living.
Harmon Killebrew
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Well, my constituents are happy that the Republican Party has finally gotten off its duff, seeing that we do control the House and the Senate and the presidency, and taken up the issue of illegal immigration.
Dana Rohrabacher -
Of course, a positive growth rate might be taken as evidence that a population is below its optimum.
Garrett Hardin -
Sometimes there are customers who get in difficulty because of situations that are out of their control. These are customers with genuine needs, and the role of the bank is to accommodate these customers, and there is a real need to reschedule the loans of these customers.
Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair -
I think, my own personal view is there should be higher and higher levels of autonomy; government should not interfere in setting up colleges, in running colleges. The market, the society will decide which is a good university, which is not a good university, rather than government mandating.
N. R. Narayana Murthy -
I'm a fan of books that are almost languorous in their storytelling. That is a little bit lost sometimes in the modern media that we have.
Patrick Rothfuss -
To search for a pianist, it is very difficult; sometimes you find one.
Victoria de los Angeles
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Carlos was a character, a character fabricated by Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, fabricated by the secret services of the epoch, fabricated by the governments of the epoch, by the radical groups of the epoch, by the communications media.
Edgar Ramirez -
All of us in society are supposed to believe that cruelty to animals is wrong and that it is a good thing to prevent needless suffering. So if that is true, how can meat be acceptable under any but the most extraordinary circumstances, such as perhaps roasting the bird who died flying into a window?
Ingrid Newkirk -
Charm of personality is a divine gift that sways the strongest characters and sometimes even controls the destinies of nations.
Orison Swett Marden -
I try to be a nice person, but it's difficult sometimes.
Jack Gleeson -
I don't feel political most of the time. Sometimes I'm placed in positions because no one else will go there.
Keinan Abdi Warsame -
I sometimes joke that I can take personal responsibility for saving one million human relationships.
Jaan Tallinn
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Serving up ads based on behavioral targeting can itself be an invasion of privacy, especially when the information used is personal.
Adam Cohen -
There's no dignity, no decency, or health today for men that haven't got a job. All other things depend on work today.
Nevil Shute -
I always hated when the studios just kind of said that anybody can act. You look at people like Spencer Tracy, Henry Fonda - and I'm just talking about the male actors - there aren't a lot who can act. It's a very special talent, and I wish it were recognized as a very special talent.
Bob Newhart -
Never let the pressure get so big that you stop cooking and being who you are. I'm going to win or lose doing my food. Because when the pressure's on, you need to do food that you're very comfortable with.
Michael Symon -
The privacy and dignity of our citizens is being whittled away by sometimes imperceptible steps. Taken individually, each step may be of little consequence. But when viewed as a whole, there begins to emerge a society quite unlike any we have seen - a society in which government may intrude into the secret regions of a life.
William O. Douglas