William O. Douglas Quotes
Power that controls the economy should be in the hands of elected representatives of the people, not in the hands of an industrial oligarchy.
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Tell him, on the contrary, that he needs, in the interest of his own happiness, to walk in the path of humility and self-control, and he will be indifferent, or even actively resentful.
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If you date one woman a year, times 10 years, and that's 10 women.
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There's a lot of things lost in the Digital Age.
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Well, I - you know, the scripture says that God works by faith. And you have to have faith. You have to have trust in God so that God can work.
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When I wrote 'Green, Green,' it was like a really a statement of where I was at philosophically in my life.
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You either make dust or eat dust.
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I'm not telling you what to do on the Sabbath, and you won't tell me.
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Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity.
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I don't know any woman who doesn't have an anxiety attack about wearing a bathing suit.
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I am hopeful that no one will forget what happened in Bosnia.
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We are in favor of greater free markets.
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I changed that system in Florida when I was the Speaker of the House - I was the Minority Leader; I saw for 16 years the way a power system works.
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Anybody that's been in an election, you're always looking to get the upper hand.
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I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him.
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I don't know what other people are like, I haven't been able to crawl inside anybody else.
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If you're writing fantasy or science fiction, it's really hard to do if you don't know a lot, at least in a basic way, about how the real world works.
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In the U.S., diversity is a politically correct slogan. In India, it is a historical fact. Much as we in the West may resent it, India has a lot to teach us when it comes to religious tolerance.
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Any woman who diets all the time can't help but be grouchy. Nobody can be amusing or entertaining on a diet.
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I had these shoes made and 2 to 3 inch lifts inside and the heel was another 2 and half inches. I walked around that way, wherever I could without falling over.
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Obviously everybody is accountable for their own actions, and everybody has to make judgments based on their own conscience as to whether or not they believe what they were doing is right or wrong.
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The three saddest things are the ill wanting to be well, the poor wanting to be rich, and the constant traveler saying 'anywhere but here'.
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For storytelling purposes, there has to be conflict, but that doesn't mean the people have to be mean. I've never liked mean-spirited comedy.
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Neither gods nor men can foresee when an evil deed will bear its fruit.
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Power that controls the economy should be in the hands of elected representatives of the people, not in the hands of an industrial oligarchy.
