Doe Quotes

God is not an elusive dream or a phantom to chase, but a divine person to know. He does not avoid us, but seeks us. When we seek Him, the contact is instantaneous.

Happiness does not come from consumption of things.

I am not supporting Donald Trump. I think he does this country such a disservice. And I'm gonna leave it there.

There is an element of anger among women who've been raped. There's certainly a major element of humiliation. But it really does seem like a medical condition of shock and horror.

A lot of your mental energy goes to figuring out where does one word end and the next begin.

Life doesn't often turn out the way we think it will, does it?

We all love to see women on top, and as the record shows, this next powerful woman is always on top. She does it all by living for love.

I fought for the values of responsibility, and I'm not a man who does not accept his responsibilities.

I'm very interested in structure, how multiple stories are assembled in different ways; that is what memory does as well.

The military defeat of an oppressive regime is important, but it does not answer our problems. It is where our problems begin, since social change cannot be reduced to a military solution.

Euphemism in the workplace does not end with job descriptions. It reaches a pusillanimous peak at the other end of the work process - in dismissal.

Ultimately, an aircraft owner does not want to have to deal with all the intricate details which are necessary for the business.

Every village has its simpleton, and if one does not exist they invent one to pass the time.

Quite generally, international affairs have more than a slight resemblance to the Mafia. The Godfather does not take it lightly when he is crossed, even by a small storekeeper.

Violence can succeed, as Americans know well from the conquest of the national territory. But at terrible cost. It can also provoke violence in response, and often does.

The American claim that the bombing of North Vietnam was directed against military targets does not withstand direct investigation.

The basic principle, rarely violated, is that what conflicts with the requirements of power and privilege does not exist.

That is [Edward Said] proposal as to how the term should be used. It surely does not describe those who are called "intellectuals" in standard usage, as he would be the first to agree.

Christopher Marlowe or Francis Bacon The author of Lear remains unshaken Willie Herbert or Mary Fitton What does it matter? The Sonnets were written.

Phil Collins sold five times as many records as I did. Does that make him nearly as influential as I am? Nope.

My perception is that I'm a guy who really does a lot of homework surrounding any project that I do.

Have McNab take the edge if you need one. Can he handle bad cop?" "He does it really well during personal role-playing games when I'm the reluctant witness.

Aidan to Jude: What's wrong with running away if where you were didn't suit you? Doesn't it follow you're funning to something else? Something that does suit you?

I've just seen really, really funny guys, and if I didn't know them, I wouldn't know they were funny from the television. I don't know what it does, it just sucks it away.

If the argument is that failure helps you succeed, well, so does success and it's quicker. This suggests at least one reason for trying to succeed.

It all comes down to who does the dishes.

The sole virtue of losing your short-term memory is that it does free you to be your own editor.

For what does it mean to be a hero? It requires you to be prepared to deal with forces larger than yourself.

I don’t like the way he looks at you.” My stomach lurched. “What do you mean? How does he look at me?” “Like you’re not a student and he’s not a teacher.

The voter does not vote only on one issue, the voter votes on a multiplicity of issues.

Death ... obliterates family resemblance as it does personality: there is no affinity between the living and the dead.

When a private entity does not produce the desired results, it is (certain body parts excepted) done away with. But a public entity gets bigger.

How much fame, money and power does a woman have to achieve on her own before you can punch her in the face?

People love to be told what they know already. It's not so much that what they say is wrong, though Ann Coulter does seem to be completely crazy.

I was managing editor for a while [in National Lampoon ], and it does cause business problems when your circulation goes up.

What does autumn go on paying for with so much yellow money?

Destiny doesn't control your life, but it does place you on a path. It's how you walk down that path that determines stories I tell.

One does not know where love will take you.

When any civil government steps outside the mandate authorized by God Almighty, then that government does not have any further claim over its citizens.

She who laughs last may not invariably laugh best, but she does laugh.

Analyzing a concept can (perhaps) tell you what the concept means (at least means to some philosophers), but it does not tell you anything about whether the concept is true of anything in the world.

The studio does a lot of testing before we settle on a system. Unfortunately, this means that price tends to come pretty far down the list.

I began dancing when I was just 5, and I never really wanted to become an actress because its what every other model does.

Why were you feeling low? Why does anyone? It creeps up on you from time to time.

Worst is the one who knows better and does nothing.

She looks at me. She does. She.

I am opposed to authority, that egg of misery and oppression; I am opposed to it largely for what it does to those who exercise it.

How many records you sell really does not matter. It's whatever you give.

The road does not always bring out the best in people.

Committing great work does not necessarily feed you.