Douglas Jerrold Quotes
Man owes two solemn debts--one to society, and one to-nature. It is only when he pays the second that he covers the first.
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These political movements flourish on the margins of Turkish society because of poverty and because of the people's feeling that they are not being represented.
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Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.
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I went to South Africa on safari and came eye to eye with a beautiful leopard. We were so close; I was staring at him for a long time and I felt a recognition with my own nature.
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I'm more of a 5 Live man. But I might listen to a bit of Coldplay or The Smiths.
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Nature can always be more complicated than we imagine.
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Any man who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined.
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Ethnic diversity adds richness to a society.
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When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it.
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With the monstrous weapons man already has, humanity is in danger of being trapped in this world by its moral adolescents.
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There is no belittling worse than to over praise a man.
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But generally I am fine with a capital F; probably in extraordinary shape for a man of my age.
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Man is priest, and scholar, and statesman, and producer, and soldier.
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Being in this fine mood, I spoke to a little boy, whom I saw playing alone in the road, asking him what he was going to be when he grew up. Of course I expected to hear him say a sailor, a soldier, a hunter, or something else that seems heroic to childhood, and I was very much surprised when he answered innocently, 'A man.'
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Scientology is the study of knowingness. It increases one's knowingness, but if a man were totally aware of what was going on around him, he would find it relatively simple to handle any outnesses in that.
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Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
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The right to marry is vital in society. It's a right that's older than the Bill of Rights because it goes back to the common law.
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Custard puddings, sauces and fillings accompany the seven ages of man in sickness and in health.
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I work with the Humane Society a lot and have three rescue cats.
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Modern society has evolved to the point where we counter the old-fashioned fatalism surrounding the word 'cancer' by embracing the idea of the Uber-mind - that our will possesses nearly supernatural powers.
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Stupidity often saves a man from going mad.
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I'm half living my life between reality and fantasy at all times. It's best not to ask questions and just enjoy.
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I get the best inspiration or the most creativity from real emotions.
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This is an industry, it's a business. We exist to make money. We exist to put commercials on the air. The programming that is put on between those commercials is simply the bait we put in the mousetrap. 1
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Man owes two solemn debts--one to society, and one to-nature. It is only when he pays the second that he covers the first.
