William O. Douglas Quotes

At the constitutional level where we work, 90 percent of any decision is emotional. The rational part of us supplies the reasons for supporting our predilections.

William O. Douglas

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: judge
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 16, 1898 - January 19, 1980

Topics

WorkDecisionEmotionalLevelUs

I love anything vintage. And I love Marc Jacobs and shoes by Giuseppe Zanotti.

Meagan Good

LoveShoesVintageAnythingI Love

To a certain extent, people's behavior in a campaign is generally a reflection of how they would act in office.

John Hickenlooper

ReflectionPeopleBehaviorOffice

I usually listen to the same thing over and over again: Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D Major. And Leonard Cohen.

Sue Townsend

ListenViolinSameOverAgainMajor

I know what kind of things I myself have been irritated by in detective stories. They are often about one or two persons, but they don't describe anything in the society outside.

Stieg Larsson

MyselfSocietyKnowKindOutside

My concentration was really on getting to university and becoming a doctor. My parents let me know that school marks were important. Achievement was something which came by hard work.

Roger Bannister

WorkHard WorkAchievementSchoolMe

In truth, I did enjoy the benefits of a Harvard connection.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

TruthEnjoyConnectionHarvardDid

I definitely got into a lot of fights when I was a kid. I never understood it. I was one of those quiet kids. I never picked with no one.

Deontay Wilder

QuietNeverKidGotUnderstoodKids

There's an assumption if you have any faith you vote this way, you vote that way, or you're this, or you're absolutely a conservative, and those just aren't all true.

Corbin Bernsen

FaithYouVoteTrueWayJust

During the 2005 Bush tax holiday, corporations didn't bring back the billions they stashed overseas to build new factories, increase wages, or create more jobs. The lion's share of that windfall went to CEO raises and stock buybacks for investors on Wall Street.

Bob Menendez

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There's something very strange about Sherlock Holmes, especially if you're an English schoolboy. When you read the stories, they stay with you forever.

Anthony Horowitz

YouStrangeForeverStaySomething

Science fiction is becoming more of a diverse kind of genre.

Anna Torv

ScienceKindMoreScience Fiction

See, even despite pious statements to the contrary, much of the industrialized world has not yet come to terms with the recognition of the fallacy of what I call the strong man syndrome.

Wole Soyinka

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