William O. Douglas Quotes
The Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of people.
Quotes to Explore
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Experience is a legitimate issue when John McCain raises it about Obama, and it's also legitimate for us to raise it about Palin.
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The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be divorced. Every other wound we seek to heal - every other affliction to forget: but this wound we consider it a duty to keep open - this affliction we cherish and brood over in solitude.
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I work in the most non-Communist job. I work for 'Martha Stewart Living.'
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I have a strong upper body; I'm an arms swimmer, and I always have been.
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My dad's a doctor, and when I was 8, I went to one of his medical conferences where they were demonstrating laser surgery on a chicken. I was so mad that a chicken had to die, I never ate meat again.
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I'm the most Colombian of the Colombians, even though I've lived 47 years outside of Colombia. I've lived 13 years in New York, and I never did a painting about New York. I've lived in France more than 30 years, and I've never painted Paris.
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It makes sense to have cameras in places where terrorism and crime are of particular concern - such as in Times Square or near major bridges and tunnels. It would be more troubling to learn, however, that the government has focused cameras on the front doors of our homes just to keep track of our comings and goings.
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The emperor is in the Church, not above the Church.
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I knew my destiny was to be in the winner's circle. There were times along the way where I didn't make it there. But I felt my destiny was definitely to win big titles, win lots of titles.
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I didn't want to do movies with hundreds of camels crossing the desert followed by tanks and this and that.
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The first part of my life, as a player, has ended but now I'm heading into an equally important part as a manager, hoping to do as well as I did on the field.
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IQ in general has improved since tests first began. Psychologists think that this is because modern life becomes ever more complicated.
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Writing is just very difficult. I'm an adequate performer. And I think I have a special talent as an editor. Editing is what I do best.
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The herd instinct among forecasters makes sheep look like independent thinkers.
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Online hierarchies are inherently dynamic. The moment someone stops adding value to the community, his influence starts to wane.
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I'm more offended when someone's killed on television than when there's something that's sensuous or sexual. So what?
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Personally, fame never really played any part in our family life.
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Raising funds for my fourth expedition proved to be very difficult.
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As with the butterfly, adversity is necessary to build character in people.
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Some cultural phenomena bear a striking resemblance to the cells of cell biology, actively preserving themselves in their social environments, finding the nutrients they need and fending off the causes of their dissolution.
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From singing to acting to songwriting to mom to fashion designer! It's been quite an evolution.
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I don't ascribe to the idea of the ivory tower composer who sits alone in a room composing his masterpieces and then comes down from Mount Sinai with the tablets. It doesn't work like that. The job of a composer is putting something down on a piece of paper that will inspire the person who's playing.
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The Constitution is not neutral. It was designed to take the government off the backs of people.
