David Josiah Brewer Quotes
It is a mistake to suppose that the Supreme Court is either honoured or helped by being spoken of as beyond criticism. On the contrary, the life and character of its justices should be the objects of constant watchfulness by all, and its judgments subject to the freest criticism.
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I think whatever you have in your life, my opinion is that if you know that there's something wrong, you try to fix it.
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I think every job I do, I sort of look for the challenge in. I mean, that's why we do this job. It's not, you know, obviously not for the money or for the fame, it's for, I guess finding out more about yourself.
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What Washington needs is adult supervision.
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Having companies like PotashCorp based in Saskatoon or Cameco based in Saskatoon that have worldwide presence but have the head office jobs, the head office managers and head office employees in your local economy are important from a job creation and wealth creation point of view.
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People turn into fools when they see a movie star and do weird things.
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There were points in my life where I felt oddly irresistible to women. I'm not in that state now and that makes me sad.
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What makes me really happy is a walk in the English countryside. A nice sunset, that British countryside - it means I'm home.
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I don't really do sad, depressing songs.
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Without doubt, machinery has greatly increased the number of well-to-do idlers.
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Oftentimes, people stay where they are in life simply because of fear. But do you know that fear isn't reality? It's only a thought in your mind.
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I want to reach the heights of stardom beyond my imagination.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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I'm very involved in the writing on every level.
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I would have been glad to have lived under my wood side, and to have kept a flock of sheep, rather than to have undertaken this government.
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I really want to play a superhero. I want to take the role-model thing up a notch. I've always been a fan of movies and TV, and to be able to play the ultimate TV superhero would be awesome.
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We are not in the regime of Aurangzeb. We are in the regime of rule of law. When rule of law is concerned, it applies to government, it applies to Supreme Court, it applies to everybody.
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I think the premise of somebody trying to recreate a night from their teenage years stuck with me as something potentially very tragically comic.
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Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you.
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For the first time I feel an inner emotional security. There is reality and dependability. My life revolves around Richard and the baby.
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I feel a kind of permission and freedom in my work that I might not allow myself in my real life.
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I tell my students, even if you are an opinion journalist, your opinion should be based on facts.
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All we wanted to do was to make live records all available. For us, the idea is to make it all available and let people decide which ones they like better. It's not for us to decide. We don't care about that. What we're interested in is the idea that we made these recordings, and they're not doing anybody a damn bit of good sitting in a closet.
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If you worshipped Muhammad, know that Muhammad is dead. But if you worshipped Allah, know that Allah never dies.
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It is a mistake to suppose that the Supreme Court is either honoured or helped by being spoken of as beyond criticism. On the contrary, the life and character of its justices should be the objects of constant watchfulness by all, and its judgments subject to the freest criticism.
