F. Lee Bailey Quotes
A person in the business of defending criminal cases is going to live in controversy all of his or her life.
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I'm cranky.
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I have always been an avid reader of chemical literature, eager for what is new.
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The high point was that the people are really nice - despite the crazy politics - and I loved being there. The hardest part was knowing some of the things I was probably going to write about Texas would make those nice people very unhappy.
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Tackling affordable housing via land use planning won't necessarily solve the problem.
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All my life, the naysayers have told me that I can't win because I'm a progressive... because I'm a woman... even because I'm a lesbian.
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For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.
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Ignorance and prejudice make for bad advisers.
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You never want to have that ticking clock and know that you had all this time and didn't use it.
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Shoes make an outfit; they're like rims for a car.
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I am not ashamed of my grandparents for having been slaves. I am only ashamed of myself for having at one time being ashamed.
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The First Amendment applies to rogues and scoundrels. You don't lose your First Amendment rights because of a sleazy personality, or even for having committed a crime. Felons in jail are protected by the First Amendment.
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It's very hard to transgress; we have the furniture of transgression without the imagery and iconography to actually do it.
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I feel very lucky to get to fly the flag of RCA Records and Sony Music.
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I always say: To be well dressed you must be well naked.
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I ran the Iditarod twice. I finished once. I came in 42nd or 43rd place out of 70 plus teams the first time, and I scratched 80 miles from Nome the second time. You can read about my experience in the race in my books 'Woodsong' and 'Winterdance.'
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The goal of NIH research is to acquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability, from the rarest genetic disorder to the common cold.
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Since ancient times, people from throughout Asia have brought to Japan their talents, knowledge and energy, helping to lay the basis for Japan's existence as a country.
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Healing yourself is connected with healing others.
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We don't want crimes committed in New Mexico falling through the cracks. This legislation ensures that there is no area of our state where crimes can be committed without consequence.
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One has to take initiative in life to achieve what he or she wants.
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When you're faced with a choice, remember this: Everything else will pass away. Your family. Your friends. Your material possessions. Your beauty. Your youth. Your life. And there is only one thing that remains. Ask yourself: Which are you chasing?
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Nonfiction is more personal for me. It's more personal in that it's more direct, and actually it's always been more direct, even when I first started doing pieces.
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I love my job and I think my job is hard, but also, my job is such a privilege.
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A person in the business of defending criminal cases is going to live in controversy all of his or her life.
