James H. Douglas, Jr. Quotes
I am often reminded that the wellspring of Vermont liberty flows from Main Street, not State Street.
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It's healthy to have interests besides books.
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That attitude and toughness that we want to play with, that, to me, is the most critical thing.
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It's totally mistaken to suppose that an armed escort is going to give a journalist any protection - on the contrary, journalists who turn up surrounded by armed personnel are just turning themselves into targets and in even worse danger.
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Born in 1936, I experienced the Second World War as a child in the city of Gelsenkirchen-Buer. This area was heavily bombed, but fortunately, all members of my family survived the war and post-war period.
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I have lots of passions - gardens, art, music and reading. I have eclectic taste and read a huge variety of books.
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I'm not 'Will's brother' anymore. Will is my brother. I'm paving the way for all middle children out there.
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Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.
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There is nothing wrong with a woman encouraging a man's advances, as long as they are in cash.
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No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.
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There are people with vested interest who do not want us to reform our energy sector so that we remain dependent on imports. All reform moves are resisted. Bureaucrats are hesitant to take bold decisions.
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I am not a fashionista, and I don't dress up. Usually if I'm at home, where I am now, I'm wearing a robe.
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Kaffirs are as a rule uncivilised-the convicts even more so. They are troublesome, very dirty and live almost like animals.
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There is in this world no real delight (excepting those of sensuality), but exchange of ideas in conversation.
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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.
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God cannot be compared to anything. Note this.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Becoming a parent is always going to be a default setting. I truly believe there will always be more people who want to have children than who don't.
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No war can end war except a total war which leaves no human creature on earth. Each war creates the causes of war: hate, desire for revenge and have-nots, desperate with need.
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Civilization is an enormous improvement on the lack thereof.
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If you're going to be transparent, you're going to have to let the music come that wants to come.
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We just felt like what we were doing would be appreciated by someone else. We've enjoyed it, but it's nice to pass it on and not just put it away in a drawer somewhere.
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I am often reminded that the wellspring of Vermont liberty flows from Main Street, not State Street.
