David Stras Quotes
I remain mindful that the role of a judge is a limited one and that judges can't solve every problem. But at the same time, judges play a crucial role in safeguarding liberty and protecting the rights of all citizens.

Quotes to Explore
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We are asleep with compasses in our hands.
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To be at ease is better than to be at business. Nothing really belongs to us but time, which even he has who has nothing else.
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At NBC I wasn't really sure if the grandparents were going to get my sense of humor on a particular topic.
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Most people live in the city and go to the country at the weekend, and that's posh and aristocratic, but actually to live in the country and come to London when you can't take it any more is different.
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I was a typical farm boy. I liked the farm. I enjoyed the things that you do on a farm, go down to the drainage ditch and fish, and look at the crawfish and pick a little cotton.
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A stronger yuan could lead to greater Chinese asset accumulation in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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Our goal definitely isn't to sell Stripe.
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The promotion of family continuity and stability is a legitimate state interest.
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If you took ISIS' oil, that would not stop them. It's not their only source of revenue. It would be a setback, but it would not stop them.
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Fallible characters are more interesting than superheroes in the end.
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The beautiful thing about the NFL season is to see a team come together after they get to know each other in the spring and summer. You then go through adversity together and see how you respond. The teams that can respond in a positive way are the teams that are going to be there in the end.
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You know what it's like: you don't want to read your old books again. All you can see are the flaws, what you would do differently.
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It wasn't like I was self-motivated. My dad started me. It was his dream before it was mine.
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Polka dots are fabulous.
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I think when you start analyzing trends and start making shows for a particular audience, you are making a fatal move. I think that's why people are doing too many revivals, that's why there's a plethora of rock musicals. There's room for everything, but not room for too much of anything.
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A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.
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On the tour we get a case of beer on the bus every day from Ozzfest.
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I want content that is relevant to my life, that is relevant to me, that is set in the real world.
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His mother should have thrown him out and kept the stork.
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a Masonic plot backed by the Jews
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The connective tissue between storytelling, advice, and comedy is passion.
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The Europeans are themselves blind who describe fortune without sight. No first-rate beauty ever had finer eyes, or saw more clearly. They who have no other trade but seeking their fortune need never hope to find her; coquette-like, she flies from her close pursuers, and at last fixes on the plodding mechanic who stays at home and minds his business.
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It's often difficult to get perspective on your own stories, on your own experiences, without talking them through with someone who is genuinely interested in thinking about them. And that's the key.
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I remain mindful that the role of a judge is a limited one and that judges can't solve every problem. But at the same time, judges play a crucial role in safeguarding liberty and protecting the rights of all citizens.