William Burnham Woods Quotes
The most drastic and usually the most effective remedy for fear is direct action.
Quotes to Explore
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Where are the gains for religious freedom and human rights to justify all the bombings, invasions and wars we have conducted in the lands from Libya to Pakistan - to justify the losses we have endured and the death and suffering we have inflicted?
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The loss of life will be irreplaceable.
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In case of doubt, do a little more than you have to.
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War is death. If we are to engage in war, then we should have to stare it straight in the face and call it by its rightful name.
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I do not consider myself beautiful.
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There is nothing which at once affects a man so much and so little as his own death.
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Of all Iraq's rocket scientists, none drew warier scrutiny abroad than Modher Sadeq-Saba Tamimi.
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I believe in helping young people rock causes they care about because I was one of those young people... a long time ago.
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We love it when we make mistakes that are better than something you could think up.
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French fries. I love them. Some people are chocolate and sweets people. I love French fries. That and caviar.
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I was born to hit a baseball. I can hit a baseball.
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I don't have time to worry about who I admire or who I identify with.
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The best thing about baseball is there's no homework.
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I think almost everything about humans and human civilization is explained better by evolution than anything else.
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Matt Braunger really makes me laugh; I like that guy a lot.
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Here are the facts we confront. No one is against conservation. No one is against alternative fuel sources.
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When I read the 'Ugly Betty' pilot, I thought, 'Oh, this part's funny.' I said to my husband, 'I'm going to get it!' But based on what? All my exquisite comedic work in a Nike commercial?
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In my opinion it is harmful to place important things in the hands of philanthropy, which in Russia is marked by a chance character. Nor should important matters depend on leftovers, which are never there. I would prefer that the government treasury take care of it.
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We have become a society where the artist is regarded as a self-indulgent superfluity, and the person who juggles stocks and shares is an essential part of the economy.
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'The Avengers' made it more believable that I could have been a major in the U.S. Army.
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I have never once claimed that I have a Combat Action Badge. I have never claimed that I have a Purple Heart. What I have claimed is that I have served in a combat zone.
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Over the years, black leaders have been slow to recognize the need for a very, very progressive agenda. Anytime someone has talked about putting America back to work, blacks should have said yes, but they didn't. They were so preoccupied with affirmative action that they didn't provide the kind of leadership that would help some of the other progressive folks. Only now are black leaders beginning to realize the impact of economic issues.
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The very term "turning pages" suggests nonstop action. But I am all about character and beautiful writing. I eat that up like popcorn. Whether a book is action-packed or not, all I need are well-written prose and quirky, fabulous characters to keep me going.
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The most drastic and usually the most effective remedy for fear is direct action.
