William O. Douglas Quotes
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If you try to create something that everybody can relate to, you're gonna make something that nobody can relate to.
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And although I've been very fortunate in the film work that's come my way, I need to get back to the stage. If I'm away for a maximum of two years, I feel something's wrong.
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I wrote for nearly six hours. When I stopped, the dark mood, as if by magic, had folded its cloak and gone away.
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Those guys were made for me and Muhammad because they come straight in and don't back up but you had to watch out for his punching power but if we could have neutralized that then we would have been fine.
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To make money, I did portraits . The truth is so bizarre! I'm kind of embarrassed. I was like a 19th-century pirate painter. I'd say, 'Your mom would love a painting of you!' A salesman! I'd hawk paintings.
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I don't know how people do it these days - paparazzi and that kind of thing. That's something I can't even imagine.
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I am a citizen of the world.
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Cornish wrestling was very different from that in Devon - it was less brutal, as no kicking was allowed.
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A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.
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The Obama administration has been weak and inconsistent in enforcing immigration laws.
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I wake up early in the morning and walk for an hour. If I have something to write, I prefer to write in the morning until midday, and in the afternoon, I eat.
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I don't know anything about music.
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I've become the hunted. I'm enjoying that. It's better to be the hunted than the hunter.
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The flower which is single need not envy the thorns that are numerous.
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We did it Disneyland, in the knowledge that most of the people I talked to thought it would be a financial disaster - closed and forgotten within the first year.
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Nolan has the strangest affect on people. You know, I think there's something very sad and little boy about him, but at the same time the way he goes about everything is so awkward and obnoxious. He can never say the right thing, you know? And I think if he just didn't try so hard and calmed down, people might actually like him a bit more!
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What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things that really matter. And that is being able to make a difference, not only in your own life, but in other people's lives.
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I think that inexpensive sources of planet-friendly energy are one of the most important things for us to pursue.
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Revision has its own peculiar pleasures and its own peculiar frustrations. The ground rules are already established; the characters already exist. You don't have to bring the characters to life, but you do have to make them more convincing.
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My main goal, when I started acting, was to show as much versatility as possible because I like playing diverse roles.
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I don't make political statements; let's all have a laugh. Let's all live and be free. I try and live to the letter of the law, but right on the edge of it.
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When you said you were a terrible singer, I thought you were being humble. But you weren't.
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I would rather create a precedent than find one.
