William O. Douglas Quotes
Hiking a ridge, a meadow, a river bottom, is as healthy a form of exercise as one can get.
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I believed I was invincible.
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I was making comebacks every single year. That makes it difficult mentally. It causes a lot of stress.
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Is there any more encouraging sign than to see an Indian, who has never been to a university, like our friend Mr. Asutosh Dey here, for example, carrying out original work and finding it recognized by the foremost societies of the world?
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I don't have a disregard for my reader in humor pieces.
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You go from thinking of yourself as primarily an individual to suddenly being a mother, first and foremost.
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The basic question 'will I obey Christ 's teaching?' is rarely taken as a serious issue. For example, to take one of Jesus' commands, that is relevant to contemporary life, I don't know of any church that actually teaches a church how to bless people who curse them, yet this is a clear command.
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The two most frightening words in Washington are 'bipartisan consensus.' Bipartisan consensus is when my doctor and my lawyer agree with my wife that I need help.
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One afternoon, on my way to the campus - I was majoring in political science at Nairobi University - a photographer by the name of Peter Beard stopped me in the street and asked me if I'd ever been photographed.
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It is not length of life, but depth of life.
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Give the peasants neither life nor death.
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Green how I want you green. Green wind. Green branches.
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A musician is a professional, whether he or she is successful or not. The profession itself must be regarded as a stable job.
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I'm a 'Bridesmaids' type of girl. I love silliness. That's who I am at heart, and I know I can do it. If my career path takes me elsewhere, that's great. But comedy is my forte.
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I used to work in kitchens, doing 12 or more hours a day of physical labor, so today, eight to 12 hours of cooking, chatting or filming feels like a vacation. When I have a scheduled 'day off,' I spend several hours writing, then I clean until I crash from fatigue. I don't relax well.
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We are looking at a future where to a first approximation, everyone is wealthy.
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Defeating racism, tribalism, intolerance and all forms of discrimination will liberate us all, victim and perpetrator alike.
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The fact of the matter is that the government is there to protect the people.
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A statesman... must wait until he hears the steps of God sounding through events, then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment.
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I would like to speak 10 languages.
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When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began.
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He who does not move with the times is a dead man...
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If you want an accounting of your worth, count your friends.
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Peace of mind is the basis of a healthy body and a healthy mind; so peace of mind, a calm mind, is very, very important.
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Hiking a ridge, a meadow, a river bottom, is as healthy a form of exercise as one can get.
