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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Compassion is a practically acquired knowledge, like dancing. You must do it and practice diligently day by day.
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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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Nowadays, to be a good world-ranked decathlete, you need to be good at everything.
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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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Becoming a parent expands you as a human being. I am having the most wonderful time. You've married, but the addition of a child strengthens and deepens everything.
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When you grow up in the church, the only translation in that insular world that people understand is preaching. You're supposed to be a minister. So I was going down that path, and then I saw the Tonys.
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Human existence is girt round with mystery: the narrow region of our experience is a small island in the midst of a boundless sea. To add to the mystery, the domain of our earthly existence is not only an island of infinite space, but also in infinite time. The past and the future are alike shrouded from us: we neither know the origin of anything which is, nor its final destination.
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My quality of life here in Quebec City is extraordinary.
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I am often reminded that the wellspring of Vermont liberty flows from Main Street, not State Street.
