Norman Douglas (George Norman Douglas) Quotes
The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living, which are to be desired when dying.
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My government has the challenge of addressing the issue of gas. The issue of gas cannot be addressed today without the participation of all Bolivians alike.
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I'm in a constant state of gratitude.
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Unhappy is he to whom the memories of childhood bring only fear and sadness.
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Is it not careless to become too local when there are four hundred billion stars in our galaxy alone.
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Every song is like a kid. How can you have that many kids and have a favorite? Which one do I like to hang most with?
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I don't believe in these headline-hunting interviews. That's just not my style.
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Science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths.
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Who is ready to settle for five minutes when three hours does nicely?
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My mother went to a school called 'The Club of the Three Wise Monkeys'. And my grandmother, my father's mother, had a gold charm for her made with the speak no, see no, hear no evil monkeys. And I was fascinated by that charm. I'd sit in my mother's lap and play with it all the time.
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Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.
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We used to fight the LRA with only one dimensional force that only walks on foot, but now, we have got multiple forces to fight the rebels.
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There are apparently three factors that lead to longevity: heredity, habits, and what your wife will let you get away with.
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The Candy Man can
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Art is the activity that exalts and denies simultaneously. 'No artist tolerates reality,' says Nietzsche.
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Economic integration is the path to riches and peace.
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Modeling is a tough job, your co-workers are your rivals, it really puts a damper on your perspective of other girls.
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I was trying to find out what it was that everybody else understood without giving up my stubborn and hard-won lack of understanding.
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He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.
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Why do men outperform women on the SAT? The SAT's supposed to predict college grades. Women do better in high school and they do better in college. What's the problem here? Ah, the more you use, the more you start accepting that the SAT's coachable, the more problems you have with it.
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I became, suddenly, not just a Muslim in faith. I became a Muslim in politics. Somebody whose politics were pre-defined by one interpretation of Islam.
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Dying is easy, it's living that scares me to death.
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In real life, I'm pretty much an eternal optimist.
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You are who you are, whether you like it or not, so why not like it?
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The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living, which are to be desired when dying.
