William O. Douglas Quotes
Men may believe what they cannot prove. They may not be put to the proof of their religious doctrines or beliefs. Religious experiences which are as real as life to some may be incomprehensible to others.
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In the mid-1990s, when Russia was undergoing a construction boom, I entered the real estate development market.
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It's an honor to be a part of Magic Shave as their new ambassador. One of the problems that some African-American men have with shaving is razor bumps. Magic Shave is perfect because once you eliminate the razor, you eliminate the bumps, and it's so easy to use.
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I just see religious freedom, as a category, as just being a black hole.
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It seemed to me that the real philosophical breakthroughs of the 20th century were in terms of the understanding of language. What is language? Where does it come from, how does it work, what does it do?
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I worked as a head cook at courthouses and high schools. I left it behind when I started getting into my music real heavy.
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I've lived in LA for so long, I don't even know what is real and what isn't any more.
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Sometimes the kids come up with better endings than the real story.
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In the X-Men the women are so strong and sexy! We really kick some male butt!
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I don't believe in regret.
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I like to believe, as a writer, that anybody who isn't a reader yet has just not found the right book.
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Religious celebrations, and the good will, high spirits and generosity that mark them, are wonderful occasions for understanding the potential of 'everyday multiculturalism', and how people from diverse faiths can connect and show they care, rather than go down parallel, sometimes hostile, roads.
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Little moments can have a feeling and a texture that is very real.
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Men are what their mothers made them.
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Every Yom Kippur, Jewish tradition requires a strict spiritual inventory. You aren't supposed to just sit around feeling guilty, but to take action in the real world to set things right.
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I'm attracted to mysterious men. Every woman can relate to that, right?
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I am deeply grieved by the loss of the crew of Columbia. I express my sincere condolences to the families and friends of the astronauts. I believe that their names will remain as the bright sparkling stars in the universe and will light the way for those who will follow them on the difficult roads of space exploration.
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I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives. But women when they love give everything.
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You become a different writer when you approach a short story. When things are not always having to represent other things, you find real human beings begin to cautiously appear on your pages.
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The American psychologist Julian Jaynes, in a controversial study on the origin of consciousness, argued that the bicameral mind - in which one of the hemispheres becomes specialized in silent reading - is a late development in humankind's evolution, and that the process by which this function develops is still changing.
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The Sirens flicked their wings at the wall, inscribing it with their own blue ink: Even in penance is beauty; blessed are all the ocean’s drowned!
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I always thought I could do a good job coaching, but the opportunities have not presented themselves.
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We shouldn't come up with a pseudo-spiritual excuse for turning away from the pain of the world.
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Men may believe what they cannot prove. They may not be put to the proof of their religious doctrines or beliefs. Religious experiences which are as real as life to some may be incomprehensible to others.
