Norman Douglas (George Norman Douglas) Quotes
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When the government takes video of people in public places, the images should only be kept as long as they may reasonably be needed to investigate a crime. After a few days, if there has not been a report of a crime, they should be destroyed.
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Too many actors get on an ego trip and won't do commercials, so they sit around for 20 years between jobs.
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I want to be up front racing.
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I skate all the time, but it's silly for me to do contests when MTV is giving me a boatload of money.
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Success begins at that magical moment when you declare to yourself, your friends, and the universe that you believe you can do something different.
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I don't attend costume parties.
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Poverty is the worst form of violence.
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One person seeking glory doesn't accomplish very much.
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A lot of people think that reptiles don't feel, and they do. I think everyone should keep in mind what it is they are buying and if it is really worth it to them.
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On Friday night, if you want to go out on a date with your wife or your girlfriend, nothing on Netflix competes with that, right? Because you're getting out; that's what you're doing. If you don't want to put your shoes on, nothing in the cinema competes with the worst thing on Netflix.
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People have a tendency to blame politicians when things don't work, but as I always tell people, you get the politicians you deserve. And if you don't vote and you don't pay attention, you'll get policies that don't reflect your interest.
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I also love a quiet placeThat's green, away from all mankind;A lonely pool, and let a treeSigh with her bosom over me.
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I don't want to be conducting Mahler with my head stuffed full of 10 million notes from other composers.
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To be a writer, you need to like spending a lot of time by yourself in the company of imaginary people.
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This country is a better place because Fox News has succeeded.
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I like to make super music instead of working with superstars.
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I was into jazz even when I was a kid. My parents would play Ella Fitzgerald, George Shearing, and Dixieland music. I loved The Monkees, The Beatles, The Eagles, and America.
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To the question what wine he found pleasant to drink, he replied, "That for which other people pay."
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Well, this was really kind of out of the blue, ... I mean, Friday afternoon I was in my hotel room packing to go home because I thought even par would miss the cut. I actually bet Johnny Andrews in the scoring trailer $286.67 that I was going to miss, and I'll gladly pay him now.
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I live by the sea in Australia and the weather of course is glorious all year round.
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Software touches all of these different things you use, and tech companies are revolutionizing all different areas of the world...from how we shop to how farming works, all these things that aren't technical are being turned upside down by software. So being able to play in that universe really makes a difference.
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It seldom pays to be rude. It never pays to be only half-rude.
