Douglass North Quotes
I continue to be a photographer; I have enjoyed fishing and hunting with a close friend; and have owned two ranches, first in northern California and then in the state of Washington.

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Nearly all government advice on terrorism sacrifices practical particulars for an unalarming tone. The usual guidance is to maintain a three-day supply of food and water along with a radio, flashlight, batteries and first-aid kit.
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I can't bear art that you can walk round and admire. A book should be either a bandit or a rebel or a man in the crowd.
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Chris and Toby are far too sane to be upset any more.
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I never said I was a genius.
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If you want to get your point across, you gotta cuss.
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I wonder now how tough you have to be to get big things done.
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Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.
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In the end, we know what makes us happy. We also know what makes us unhappy. That's the irony. We know and yet we still mess it up. That's part of the human condition, no, and why we need to work on it.
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What do I know of man's destiny? I could tell you more about radishes.
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Advertising ministers to the spiritual side of trade. It is great power that has been entrusted to your keeping which charges you with the high responsibility of inspiring and ennobling the commercial world. It is all part of the greater work of the regeneration and redemption of mankind.
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In the hands of good writers, you have the opportunity to present both sides of an opinion equally and that you leave it to the audience to listen and then make up their own minds.
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It is because of me that today the union government has sanctioned special funds for the development of Bihar.
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You affect your subconscious mind by verbal repetition.
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I understand that anything actors are doing, good or bad, is motivated by fear.
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I always felt that anorexia was the form of breakdown most readily available to adolescent girls.
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People talk about making art films - experimental films. I can make an art film every day of the week. Nothing to it. What's difficult is to combine a commercial film with art.
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I love the ocean, but I'm just not one to lie on the beach.
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I think I might become a pescatarian. I love sushi, couldn't give it up.
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Comedy is a reaction to the world, and I think it really helps to be an outsider. I've always been very interested in people's behavior, to the point of being obsessed - seeing what people needed and reading them, I think that's the backbone of comedy.
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To try to preemptively shut down debate with name-calling is profoundly un-American and will harm this country.
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We're not going to see an exclusively robotic factory, but we will see the optimum use of robots and people.
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Things are steadily coming better, but I'm having problems with a few places on the track.
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Well, I'm not putting death on the agenda. I don't want to see my old friend Lucifer just yet. He's the guy I'm gonna see, isn't it? I'm not going to the Other Place, let's face it.
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I continue to be a photographer; I have enjoyed fishing and hunting with a close friend; and have owned two ranches, first in northern California and then in the state of Washington.