David Souter Quotes
For those whose exclusive norm of constitutional judging is merely fair reading of language applied to facts objectively viewed, 'Brown' must either be flat-out wrong or a very mystifying decision.
Quotes to Explore
-
The Constitution isn't written in Chinese, Swahili or Sanskrit. It's in plain English.
-
The Romantics were whipping boys of the New Criticism, but they appealed to me anyway. I was recalcitrant. It was clear to me that they had thought innovatively.
-
If I had my way, I wouldn't be sharing my personal life online. I'm a private person. At home, I don't wander around shirtless, flexing my muscles. I roam around unshaven, with my hair disheveled. Unfortunately, people perceive you differently. It's okay; they're free to speculate.
-
A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.
-
For the most part, I don't have a Facebook page; I don't Twitter.
-
I am very different to how people think I am. It's the characters I play that they are responding to.
-
The winner of the hoop race will be the first to realize her dream, not society's dream, her own personal dream.
-
In China, we don't know about the swimming pool game, but we know about Marco Polo.
-
The spring wakes us, nurtures us and revitalizes us. How often does your spring come? If you are a prisoner of the calendar, it comes once a year. If you are creating authentic power, it comes frequently, or very frequently.
-
Definitely, I think I'm a life coach for real. The lessons I give are lessons you can take to the bank.
-
Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality.
-
My parents spent 16 years hauling my butt to L.A. for audition after audition. I remember always hoping I could help take care of them because they took such good care of me.
-
I don't like to Google myself. I try and avoid it whenever I can.
-
We should teach the students, as well as executives, how to conduct experiments, how to examine data, and how to use these tools to make better decisions.
-
A person doesn't die when he should but when he can.
-
I don't want anybody to feel like they're different.
-
Though the male can be noble in reason and infinite in faculties, he is also easily amused by shiny toys, especially ones that do dumb things on his desk.
-
If you live in New York or L.A., and you're liberal, and you're playing to a liberal crowd, it's almost like a rally... it's not edgy.
-
There is a daily discussion with our servants about the price of food and the number of loaves: a conference with our presbyters to consider the sins of our people is a very rare occurrence.
-
I have so many photos of me where I'm laughing like a crazy person. I don't know what it is, but I just go with it.
-
A girl can never have too many lipstick options!
-
I used to hate reading my old work, but now I'm rather fond of it. I quite like going through it in the hope of making it better.
-
By conversing with the mighty dead, we imbibe sentiment with knowledge. We become strongly attached to those who can no longer either hurt or serve us, except through the influence which they exert over the mind. We feel the presence of that power which gives immortality to human thoughts and actions, and catch the flame of enthusiasm from all nations and ages.
-
For those whose exclusive norm of constitutional judging is merely fair reading of language applied to facts objectively viewed, 'Brown' must either be flat-out wrong or a very mystifying decision.
