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Norman Douglas Quotes

Many a man who thinks to found a home discovers that he has merely opened a tavern for his friends.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: british
Birth: December 8, 1868 - February 7, 1952

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Home Man Friends Found Who He

It's weird for me to say I'm lucky when I can't go into a bookstore and have more than five choices if I want to read something about Asian-American characters.

Me Choices Weird Go Say Want

I have my friends who like me because I'm me and not because I'm in films, and that's really important to me. They tell me, 'You look terrible; don't wear that,' or 'That joke wasn't funny,' and that's really important: they keep me grounded.

Funny Me Friends You Look Important

I realized that people had an unreal image of me, that somehow I was a god on Mount Olympus. I decided that if I were going to make use of my role as a Supreme Court Justice, it would be to inspire people to realize that, first, I was just like them and second, if I could do it, so could they.

Sonia Sotomayor

God Justice People Me Inspire Image

I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot.

Art Believe Idiot You Become Out

My mom, through my dad, rented the apartment next door to his... he had the lease on both places. But then, she would dress up and act like his maid... a practical maid. No fantasies.

Dress Mom Door Places She Apartment

The most important thing is that you be a good person and you live by the golden rule of do unto others. If you live by that, that's all I care about.

Good Live Care Good Person You

What do we know about the diseases carried by illegal aliens? Not much, thanks to government secrecy, but we know enough to be worried.

Government Enough Know Thanks Much

When I'm writing, I like to have a tiny bit of fact and then exaggerate it and turn it into something more people could relate to.

People Writing More Turn Something

As we continue to drive the benefits of integrating our enterprise skills, capabilities, and experience - what we call operating as 'One Boeing' - we will find new and better ways to engage and inspire employees, deliver innovation that drives customer success, and produce results to fuel future growth and prosperity for all our stakeholders.

Dennis Muilenburg

Success Growth Future Innovation

Actors, I don't think, ever really grow up. I'm hoping that that rejuvenating process applies to me, too. It has so far. I've been very lucky.

Me Think Process Grow Lucky Grow Up

I really, truly appreciate Conor McGregor's style - his fighting style and the way he talks. The reason why is because he reminds me of a young Mike Tyson, a young Muhammad Ali, the way he talks.

Demetrious Johnson

Style Me Appreciate Fighting Young

You can see these boxes which are covered with metal foils for thermal reasons, and they are also, most of the time, thermally controlled inside to keep reasonable temperature inside each of these containers.

Claude Nicollier

Time You Inside See Metal Boxes

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