Felix Frankfurter Quotes
Of compelling consideration is the fact that words acquire scope and function from the history of events which they summarize.
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As a registered Democrat, I am praying for a credible presidential candidate to emerge from the younger tier of politicians in their late 40s. A governor with executive experience would be ideal.
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Focus on the long term, and always do what's right to grow the company and not make short-term decisions. And outlast everyone one.
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I know I should be Wonder Woman. They need an international actress - a fresh face. They need a woman who's tall, athletic and dark-haired - and an actress who can play the part. That's me. So, I'm coming to L.A. to work hard and meet the industry. And if 'Wonder Woman' comes together, I want it.
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I never did a dirty armpit. You can look dirty, but you can't be dirty.
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I remember people saying: 'You look funny, your hair is so black, you have a flat nose,' but I didn't think of it being racism, and I still don't. But there was a sense of difference, of being an outsider.
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Every teenager and everybody around the ages from 10 to 18 has to go through finding out who they are.
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Art lies by its own artifice.
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Perfect partners don't exist. Perfect conditions exist for a limited time in which partnerships express themselves best.
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With the juice, I try to put a lot of different kinds of vegetables in there like zucchini, kale and broccoli. It looks scary, but it's so good for your body, and I just love the taste of it. It's so fresh; I love it!
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I am a very selfish person.
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In January '77 I went out to LA and have been here 26 years.
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And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face.
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I think I have music in me! I had a scholarship to study singing at one point, and I've never really done anything about it. I've done some music on stage, but it's been a long time. It would be kind of fun.
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Desire creates its own object.
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My whole back's tattooed. I just wanted a twist. I was always in punk bands when I was little... I think that's where the tie comes from.
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I was advised by an American agent when I was about 19 to change my surname.
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Hard power makes sense under some circumstances. But there's not a universal solution to global problems.
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I hate all the terrorists in the world, whatever the purpose of their struggle. However, I support every active civil revolt against any occupation, and Israel, too, is among the despicable occupiers. Such revolt is both more just and more effective, and it does not extinguish one's spark of humanity.
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If you get conquered by ego, then you are losing the fight.
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A man is honorable in proportion to the personal risks he takes for his opinion.
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What's cool is that Oprah is the same person on stage and in front of a camera as she is off stage and behind the scenes. She speaks the same way on camera as she does off camera.
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Men threatened by feminism either don't understand it or don't like that they now have to modify their own shitty behavior.
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I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism.
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Of compelling consideration is the fact that words acquire scope and function from the history of events which they summarize.
