Douglas Horton Quotes
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Up until the end of the Bush Administration, there was indifference to the North Korean suffering under Kim Jong-Il.
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Several of the energy companies want to do the right thing. It's a matter of leveling the playing field though for them and that's why corrective action here is necessary.
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Sometimes, especially when it's cold, I get dry skin, so I scratch a lot. I scratch my arms incessantly.
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In Genesis 6:3, it says man can live to be 120, but there is no scientific basis for it.
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Wal-mart... do they like make walls there?
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You don't need to wear Spanx if you buy my clothes. The dress, the trousers, the pencil skirt - they should do the work.
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It is a mistake to fancy that horror is associated inextricably with darkness, silence, and solitude.
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I placed my new novel, 'The Book of Lost Fragrances', in Paris, knowing it would be a challenge. But the book belonged in the city that is one of the greatest perfume capitals of the world and has been since for more than three centuries.
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Well, first I have to make the team, of course.
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If it squares with the Scripture, then let's go. If it's in conflict with the Scripture, then it's heresy.
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Certainly I was relatively a refined person. No way a tramp.
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It is tough to say what has influenced me the most because I know that Mozart makes me think better, but you cannot beat Dave Matthews for feeling good!
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I have no literary fears.
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When you take your attention into the present moment, a certain alertness arises. You become more conscious of what's around you, but also, strangely, a sense of presence that is both within and without.
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Human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
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I feel like a good mom. I'm a strong woman now... Don't look down on me. Pray for me because I'm trying.
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When you're creating a fragrance, you're always thinking about what you want that first smell to be, that first reaction. It's a sensation, like a symphony with all of those layers and notes. I love the way it changes and the way it dries down. The fun thing about scent is that it's unique to everyone; pheromones take on a new scent.
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When you use words, you're able to keep your mind alive. Writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.
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Whispering can be a rest from a noisy world of words.
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Art is a tool by which society extends its perception.
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My secret heroes were Joe Morello, Ray Charles - who is, in my opinion, the most dominant figure in musical history in the 21st century - and Frank Sinatra. Those are my heroes. And as a writer, when Bob Dylan came along, it was a miracle because he gave us all permission to say anything!
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Nothing is quite so wretchedly corrupt as an aristocracy which has lost its power but kept its wealth and which still has endless leisure to devote to nothing but banal enjoyments. All its great thoughts and passionate energy are things of the past, and nothing but a host of petty, gnawing vices now cling to it like worms to a corpse.
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The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity.
