William O. Douglas Quotes

The truth is that a vast restructuring of our society is needed if remedies are to become available to the average person. Without that restructuring the good will that holds society together will be slowly dissipated... It is that sense of futility which permeates the present series of protests and dissents. Where there is a persistent sense of futility, there is violence; and that is where we are today.

William O. Douglas

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I discovered Einstein said the same thing about his celebrated theories of relativity that writers say about their work when he said he didn't have any feelings of personal possession of these ideas. Once they were out there, they came from somewhere else. And that's exactly the feeling when you write. You don't feel possessive about it.

E. L. Doctorow
- Work
- Feeling
- Ideas
So long as you create laws that define women as victims, as creatures that demand protection, that need bodyguards, you are going to perpetuate the very worst of our sexist past.

Warren Farrell
- Long
- Women
- Past
I'm a woman who eventually will get married and have kids - adopted at this point - but I see myself with a family and less time to commit to wanting to be a lead character.

Octavia Spencer
- Time
- Family
- Character
When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions.

W. Clement Stone
I have loved Elliott Carter's music for many years.

Daniel Barenboim
- Music
- Years
- Loved
Bad laws are the worst sort of tyranny.

Edmund Burke
- Bad
- Laws
- Tyranny