William O. Douglas Quotes
We have a system which, though far from perfect, is strong with idealism. It gives elbow room for men of all races and all beliefs. It is vital and dynamic. And it works. We have the means of shaping the world in our pattern. If we do, freedom will be assured for all men. The decision is in the hands of this generation. It is a challenge to our political competence. For Western civilization it is the greatest challenge of all time.William O. Douglas
Quotes to Explore
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When a book leaves your hands, it belongs to God. He may use it to save a few souls or to try a few others, but I think that for the writer to worry is to take over God's business.
Flannery O'Connor -
I don't really write jokes down. I tend to have a premise that I work out and test on stage.
Adam DeVine -
It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
E. W. Howe -
Intellectual Ventures is a company that invests in invention.
Nathan Myhrvold -
I'm convinced the fall of Aleppo will not end the war.
Federica Mogherini -
You don't just wake up one morning and decide to become a singer-songwriter.
Karen Elson
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I love being a part of Aqua Teen.
Dana Snyder -
I don't want to be involved in endless media gossip.
Kate Adie -
I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.
Zinedine Zidane -
I took religion much too seriously, however, and its overall effect was depressing. I would have really liked to discard it, but somehow I couldn't.
Jack Dee -
There is no more unfortunate creature under the sun than a fetishist who yearns for a woman's shoe and has to settle for the whole woman.
Karl Kraus -
I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
Nancy Reagan
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Audiences are very willing to be taken somewhere, and to ask an audience beforehand what it wants is probably, I think, a mistake. Much better you should tell them what you want and hope they agree with it.
Harold Prince -
If humanity does not opt for integrity we are through completely. It is absolutely touch and go. Each one of us could make the difference.
R. Buckminster Fuller -
Self-complacency is pleasure accompanied by the idea of oneself as cause.
Baruch Spinoza -
All government, of course, is against liberty.
H. L. Mencken -
In India, you see the way they embrace color in the culture - it's very celebratory of the existence of color. There's no rule of what color belongs together or doesn't belong together. They're not precious about it. It's very full-on.
M.I.A. -
Mickey Mantle was a very good golfer, but we weren't allowed to play golf during the season; only at spring training.
Yogi Berra
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Still, corruption and oppression are far too common threats to the democratic society.
Anna Lindh -
Don't start writing your novel until you know your characters very, very well. What they'd do if they saw somebody shoplifting. What they were like at school. What shoes they wear. Spend days - weeks, months - being them until they thicken up and start to breathe.
Deborah Moggach -
A lot of the work in, say, construction or restaurants involves visual and motor flexibility. It also requires adaptability, in terms of answering questions, giving people directions, or taking orders.
David Autor -
I'm still standing up there tall and strong every night that I perform.
Patti LaBelle -
No matter where you run, you just end up running into yourself.
Audrey Hepburn -
We have a system which, though far from perfect, is strong with idealism. It gives elbow room for men of all races and all beliefs. It is vital and dynamic. And it works. We have the means of shaping the world in our pattern. If we do, freedom will be assured for all men. The decision is in the hands of this generation. It is a challenge to our political competence. For Western civilization it is the greatest challenge of all time.
William O. Douglas