Potter Stewart Quotes
To force a lawyer on a defendant can only lead him to believe that the law contrives against him.
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A long life in journalism convinced me many presidents ago that there should be a large air space between a journalist and the head of a state.
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Even a cock crows over his own dunghill.
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Fortunately there is more wealth in the world than there was at the time of the global economic crisis of 1929 - Chinese, Indian, Arab and Russian.
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I think I am at my best when my hair is short. It's easier to take care of and more of who I am. Women are conditioned to think we need long hair.
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I never had crushes on anybody when I was younger; I really didn't.
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It's rumored that doing well in real estate is to be able to close a deal. I did not find that to be the case for myself, I was probably the worst closer out there and I didn't find that was true of my top super stars either.
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Inventions have long since reached their limit, and I see no hope for further development.
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Fifteen- to 30-year-olds are interested in all kinds of intelligent movies - it doesn't have to be a broad comedy or an action adventure for them to go see it.
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In Maryland, we have the unfortunate distinction of being the most gerrymandered state in the entire nation.
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Writing for TV entails saying every dumb idea that comes into your head to a room of people. And doing so with the confidence that it doesn't make you look like an idiot.
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I never trusted good-looking boys.
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One of the most wonderful memories in my life was when I sang at the Opera House in Sydney. I will never forget that. It is one of the most beautiful Houses I have ever sung in my life.
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We signed up for Showtime, which I think put us on a Homeland Security list somewhere.
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No money on earth can buy the love and affection that has been given to me by a grateful nation.
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Slavery is a weed that grows on every soil.
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Because many of us have been in game shows for some time, there's always someone around who can share a story of Johnny O or Jay Stewart that I never heard.
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Dismissals of poetry are nothing new. It's easy to dismiss poetry if one has not read much of it.
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The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.
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There're a lot of rules to basketball.
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I want to die with my high heels on, still in action.
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Well, I think writing is basically about time and rhythm. Like with jazz. You have your basic melody and then you just riff off of it. And the riffs are about timing.
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There is nothing more influential in a child's life than the moral power of quiet example. For children to take morality seriously they must see adults take morality seriously.
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There is no law that says a campaign cannot accept information from a foreign government.
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To force a lawyer on a defendant can only lead him to believe that the law contrives against him.
