Hugh Douglas Quotes
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My father was a man of great charity towards the poor, and compassion for the sick, and also for servants; so much so, that he never could be persuaded to keep slaves, for he pitied them so much: and a slave belonging to one of his brothers being once in his house, was treated by him with as much tenderness as his own children.
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I got thrust into some great things when I was really young.
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Many people who I respected were disappointed when I started 'Wine Library TV.' They thought I was dumbing down wine, but I always knew I was one of the biggest producers of new wine drinkers in the world, and people are realizing it now.
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I still have nightmares about taking tests.
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You think you choose the subjects of your books. But sometimes, in ways you don't know, the books choose you.
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I think any message behind a lifestyle brand should embrace everyone.
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Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty; power is ever stealing from the many to the few.
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It's critical to have a sound foundation in free-market economics and the Constitution. A great many Republicans in Washington don't have that foundation.
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The best are the ones built without controversy, when the owner, the architect, and the builder work together.
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I'm very smart, and I have a great team of people around me investing my money. I'm not buying gold - yet.
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Generally speaking, if a human being never shows anger, then I think something's wrong. He's not right in the brain.
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The idea of exploring character relations and their development over a decade has to be appealing for any actor who cherishes his craft.
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Technical things are getting more mechanical. Take 'Swan Lake,' the Black Swan pas de deux. Now, my goodness, they're turning not just 32 fouettes - but double or triple pirouettes.
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I absolutely don't dislike children - I would choose their company over adult company any time.
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We should not say that one man's hour is worth another man's hour, but rather that one man during an hour is worth just as much as another man during an hour. Time is everything, man is nothing: he is at the most time's carcass.
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The predicate of modern medicine is, 'We invalidate your humanity, but we give you immortality, so you have to shut up and listen to us.'
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'Never Gonna Give You Up' in 1987 was a huge international hit followed by several more, and while I appreciated how lucky I was, it catapulted me into a completely new world and simply took over my life.
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Everybody thinks I'm very clean and sort of upright, don't they?
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I mean, we must act with intelligence. We must work on this framework, so that immigration becomes an asset to both nations. Believe me, what - just the Mayor Bloomberg said here in New York, that this city would be stopped, totally stopped if it were not by the immigrants working here.
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My biggest goal for the future is motherhood.
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Living in Ohio, I grew up an Oakland Raiders fan.
