Repeated efforts -- beginning with the Missouri Compromise of 1821 -- were made by such master moderates as Clay and Douglas to resolve the difference peacefully by compromise, rather than clear thought and timely action.

Within philosophy familiar names include Daniel Dennett who writes from a computational systems perspective, John Searle known for his controversial Chinese room, Jerry Fodor who advocates functionalism, and Douglas Hofstadter, famous for writing Gödel, Escher, Bach, which questions the nature of words and thought.

One man asked in a street interview what he thought of Valentino in 1922 replied, " Many men desire to be another Douglas Fairbanks.

Michael Douglas won the Academy Award for Best Actor and thanked Oliver Stone for " casting me in a part that almost nobody thought I could play ".

The story given to visitors by castle tour guides states that one seat in the chapel is always reserved for the " Grey Lady " ( supposedly a ghost which inhabits the castle ), thought to be Janet Douglas, Lady Glamis.

Hazel McCann, a department store clerk from Ohio, wrote to Douglas asking what he thought had happened to Christ's garments after the crucifixion.

Douglas ( occasionally spelled Douglass ) is a common surname of Scottish origin, thought to derive from the Gaelic dubh glas, meaning " black stream ".

While there are numerous places with this name in Scotland, it is thought, in most cases, to refer to Douglas, South Lanarkshire, which was once the stronghold of Clan Douglas.

According to Don't Panic, Douglas Adams wrote a guitar tune for the lullaby, and thought it should have been released.

Eminent computer scientists and neuroscientists have predicted that computers will be capable of thought and even attain consciousness, including Koch and Tononi, Douglas Hofstadter, Jeff Hawkins, Marvin Minsky, Randal A. Koene, and Rodolfo Llinas.

Because Drygalski Island was thought to be " Drygalski's High Land ", charted by Professor Erich von Drygalski of the German Antarctic Expedition ( 1901-1903 ) in 1902, Drygalski's name was given by Sir Douglas Mawson to the island.

As Buster Douglas said in an interview years later '“ I thought Tyson was getting up until I had seen him looking for that mouth piece and then I knew that he was really hurt.

* 1899: Gordon Douglas is ordained in Myanmar ; until recently thought to be the first Westerner to be ordained in the Theravada tradition.

Douglas divided philosophy into two schools of thought that he labeled the " classical school " and the " modern school ", which are broadly represented by philosophies of Aristotle and Francis Bacon respectively.

Douglas was critical of both schools of thought, but believed that " the truth lies in appreciation of the fact that neither conception is useful without the other ".

" John L. Finlay disagrees with Stingel's assertion and argues that, " It must also be noted that while Douglas was critical of some aspects of Jewish thought, Douglas did not seek to discriminate against Jews as a people or race.

As well, it was thought by Coldwell and Douglas, that Lewis would not be a viable alternative to Argue, because he likely could not defeat him, partially due to his lack of a parliamentary seat but also, and likely more importantly, his role as party disciplinarian over the years, made him many enemies, enough to potentially prevent him from winning the leadership.

Styles, Kazarian, Robert Roode, James Storm, Douglas Williams and Matt Morgan of Ric Flair's Fourtune stable, who thought they didn't deserve to be in TNA.

Douglas remarked " I must admit I was discouraged by this criticism and thought of giving up the effort, but there was something which told me I should hold on.

‘ When the crisis hit in July 1984, it was Roger Douglas who, above all, had thought through the economic issues – so when the cabinet needed to fall back on an economic philosophy, it was Douglas who had one .’

Douglas was often at odds with fellow Justice Felix Frankfurter, who believed in judicial restraint and thought the Court should stay out of politics.

As a beautiful young woman, with an 18-inch waist and " vivid blue eyes ", Margaret enjoyed socialising with high society and the young, aristocratic set, including Sharman Douglas, the daughter of the American ambassador, Lewis W. Douglas.

Douglas lent his support for the campaign to release Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman, who after having been convicted of committing adultery, was given a sentence of death by stoning.

* Ellen Douglas Birdseye Wheaton ( 1816 – 1858 ) wrote a notable diary from 1850 to 1858 ; it described her life as a married woman and activist.

In the film, a 75-year-old woman from Auvers-sur-Oise ( not Jeanne Calment, who lived in Arles several hundred km to the south ), who claims to have known Van Gogh when she was a young girl, meets star Kirk Douglas, and comments on how much he looks like the painter.

Rat fancy as a formal, organized hobby began when a woman named Mary Douglas asked for permission to bring her pet rats to an exhibition of the National Mouse Club at the Aylesbury Town Show in England on October 24, 1901.

Stephanie Douglas, a strong-willed woman, daughter to a rich family, met her husband-to-be Eric Forrester, who aspired to become a fashion designer, while they both studied at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.

Her photo by Douglas Kirkland appeared on the cover of the September 26, 1977, issue Time magazine with the story dubbing her " the funniest woman now working in films.

Not only was it the first time a woman held the office but it was the first time, apart from Douglas Hyde, that a non-Fianna Fáil candidate was elected.

Moving to Miami as a young woman to work for The Miami Herald, Douglas became a freelance writer, producing over a hundred short stories that were published in popular magazines.

Even as a young woman Douglas was outspoken and politically conscious of many issues that included women's suffrage and civil rights.

Marjory may have unwittingly married Douglas while he was already married to another woman.

Douglas was given an assignment in 1916 to write a story on the first woman to join the US Naval Reserve from Miami.

When the woman did not show up for the interview, Douglas found herself joining the Navy as a Yeoman ( F ) first class.

Statesmen repeatedly lampooned by the series include John Major, Michael Heseltine ( who had his picture swapped with a Bosnian old woman ), Chris Patten, Douglas Hurd, Virginia Bottomley, Michael Portillo, and former American President Bill Clinton.

Performers of classical music of note include Catherine Hayes, ( 1818 – 1861 ) Ireland's first great international prima donna and the first Irish woman to perform at La Scala in Milan ; tenor John McCormack ( 1884 – 1945 ), the most celebrated tenor of his day ; opera singer Margaret Burke-Sheridan ( 1889 – 1958 ); tenor Josef Locke ( 1917 – 1999 ) achieved global success and was the subject of the 1991 film Hear My Song ; the concert flautist Sir James Galway and pianist Barry Douglas.

Noted actress Shirley Douglas ( mother of Kiefer Sutherland, and daughter of Tommy Douglas former Premier of Saskatchewan ) plays a woman with the hots for Oscar.

When rock star Johnny Boz ( Bill Cable ) is viciously stabbed to death with an ice pick during sex by a mysterious blonde woman, homicide detective Nick Curran ( Michael Douglas ) is sent to investigate.

Harriet Douglas was described as an independent and eccentric woman, who had her marriage bed sawed in half and used as two couches after an acrimonious divorce.

" was a pseudonym for Douglas Merritte, the son of Arvilla Merritte, then an unmarried woman who appears to have been a wet nurse at the Harriet Lane Home.

In two Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes, " Statistical Probabilities " and " Chrysalis ", the character Sarina Douglas, a genetically-enhanced human woman, exhibits cataleptic symptoms.

In 2012, Pia Zadora claimed on Season 4, Episode 4 of the BIO channel's Celebrity Ghost Stories that the real reason she demolished Pickfair was not due to termite infestation but because it was haunted by the laughing ghost of a woman who allegedly died there while having an affair with Douglas Fairbanks.

A computer database later identifies the woman as Heather Douglas, who has been dead for decades.