James H. Douglas, Jr. Quotes
I am often reminded that the wellspring of Vermont liberty flows from Main Street, not State Street.
James H. Douglas, Jr.
Quotes to Explore
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There is in this world no real delight (excepting those of sensuality), but exchange of ideas in conversation.
Samuel Johnson
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Another Visitor: How did you manage, Monsieur Degas, when you painted that plein air called 'Le Plage', the one Monsieur Rouart has? Degas: It was quite simple. I spread my flannel vest on the floor of the studio, and had the model sit on it. You see, the air you breathe in a picture is not necessarily the same as the air out of doors.
Edgar Degas
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God cannot be compared to anything. Note this.
Maimonides
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People seen by the mind are exactly different to things seen by the eye. They grow smaller and smaller as you come nearer down to them, whereas things become bigger.
Anthony Trollope
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J.J. did not always flee from men, but he has always loved solitude. He enjoyed himself with the friends he velieved he had, but he enjoyed himself still more alone. He valued their society, but he sometimes needed to withdraw, and he would perhaps have preferred to live always alone than always with them.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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I'm just as fragile and broken as anyone else at times. We all have to get through our stuff as best we can. Some of us have strong armour, some of us don't. Sometimes my armour has been very strong and sometimes it's been very fragile.
Anastacia
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To manipulate the immune system, you need to find the key bottlenecks that govern the system. The T-cell is an absolute bottleneck.
Leroy Hood
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I remember, when I was very young and going to the Fillmore East and watching three of my favorite bands in one night, I'd want a hit. I want to hear the songs that brought them to that pinnacle of success.
David Bryan
Bon Jovi
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'Most people would trade everything they know, everyone they know - they'd trade it all to know they've been seen, and acknowledged, that they might even be remembered/ We all know we die. We all know the world is too big for us to be significant. So all we have is the hope of beign seen, or heard, even for a moment.'
Dave Eggers
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I have enormous respect for people who are gifted mechanics.
Rachel Kushner
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My grandfather was a practising Quaker. My father was a nihilist. But nihilism, if you like, is the beginning of faith anyway.
Patrick Henry
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I am often reminded that the wellspring of Vermont liberty flows from Main Street, not State Street.
James H. Douglas, Jr.
