David Souter Quotes
We hold that an employer is vicariously liable for actionable discrimination caused by a supervisor, but subject to an affirmative defense looking to the reasonableness of the employer's conduct as well as that of a plaintiff victim.
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I think the Hajj tends to reflect the state of the Ummah. That's one of the things about the Hajj is that you get to see the Ummah. It's a microcosm of the Ummah's condition.
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I love having a big family. I think it's easier, oddly, in some ways, having three children as opposed to one.
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Renouncement: the heroism of mediocrity.
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There are no opportune times for a penalty, and this is not one of those times.
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In 1255, Louis IX of France presented an elephant to Henry III of England to add to the menagerie of exotic animals he kept in the Tower of London.
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I would take plays and I would cut out all the other dialogue and make long monologues because I felt the other kids weren't taking it as seriously as I did.
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On the question of relating to our fellowman - our neighbor's spiritual need transcends every commandment. Everything else we do is a means to an end. But love is an end already, since God is love.
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The only routine with me is no routine at all.
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Any beast can cry over the misfortunes of its own child. It takes a mensch to weep for others' children.
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As a regent, I hope to bring that important perspective of a typical family visitor in combination with my background as a Member of Congress and a proponent of the Smithsonian's efforts to reach all Americans.
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I realised at a certain point that if I was going to have the kind of life that I fantasised about, I needed to get my act together.
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Men have looked upon the desert as barren land, the free holding of whoever chose; but in fact each hill and valley in it had a man who was its acknowledged owner and would quickly assert the right of his family or clan to it, against aggression.
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We constantly had family conversations. A lot of conversations about life. We've always been a family to where we did everything together, whether it was karate or Bible study... I just really had a chance to look and learn.
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My father is a Jehovah's Witness, and he raised us under a very strict hand.
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Acting is a business and a political act and a craft, but I also feel like it's a service - specifically, for a military audience.
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Exercising with a trainer makes my quality of life go through the roof.
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She was too alert, too alive not to have the kind of mind that probed and reached and got her into trouble now and then.
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We give our deadTo the orchardsAnd the groves.We give our deadTo life.
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I am sure that entering the exchange rate mechanism was absolutely right and is still right. I regret that we did not do so five years earlier, but that is history. Economic monetary union must come as soon as possible, and with it the single currency. Industry wants the single currency, and we must pay attention to the requests and demands of industry.
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I think heroes who are not flawed are not believable.
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My idea is that artists should make their music available for free, and fans should only pay for it if they really like it.
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I think work really is a life saver, because it carries you forward, which is good.
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[It is not the purpose nor right of Congress] to attend to what generosity and humanity require, but to what the Constitution and their duty require.
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We hold that an employer is vicariously liable for actionable discrimination caused by a supervisor, but subject to an affirmative defense looking to the reasonableness of the employer's conduct as well as that of a plaintiff victim.
