Jed S. Rakoff Quotes
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Well, I happen to believe all business is female business.
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Building codes are a good thing. People who throw rocks at inspectors are being naive. It's a lot like police officers; we want them around unless they stop us for a ticket. It's the same with inspectors.
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Federal regulations should promote safety without unnecessarily burdening small firms and costing much-needed jobs.
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I was going to try to get into the creative writing program at Berkeley; it's just that the acting thing worked out.
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Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.
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The hippocampus helps record both types of memories initially, and it helps retain them for the medium term. The hippocampus also helps us access old personal memories in long-term storage in other parts of the brain.
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Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East.
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I love South Florida; this is where I am from, so I don't think there is anything more rewarding than knowing that where you grew up is standing behind you and supporting you.
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I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.
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I think the least stereotypical gay character on television is probably Matt LeBlanc on 'Episodes.' He just plays it so straight-faced. They never talk about the fact that he's such a huge gay person.
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I am ashamed of confessing that I have nothing to confess.
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But I know what's important to me, and what isn't. And I think I know what people can get used to, and what they can even learn to like. (It just takes some people longer than others. :-)
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Habit is Heaven's own redress:it takes the place of happiness.
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The proper study of mankind is books.
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Taken on the whole, I would believe that Gandhi's views were the most enlightened of all the political men in our time. We should strive to do things in his spirit... not to use violence in fighting for our cause, but by non-participation in what we believe is evil.
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Marriage, laws, the police, armies and navies are the mark of human incompetence.
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I really wanted to work with David Lynch. I was a big fan of The Elephant Man and Eraserhead.
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Guilt is just as powerful, but its influence is positive, while shame's is destructive. Shame erodes our courage and fuels disengagement.
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Man's highest blessedness, In wisdom chiefly stands; And in the things that touch upon the Gods, 'Tis best in word or deed To shun unholy pride; Great words of boasting bring great punishments, And so to grey-haired age Teach wisdom at the last.
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Moonshots live in that place between audacious projects and pure science fiction.
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You can struggle for a little while. It's going to happen. If a guy hits .200 for a while, it doesn't mean he's a .200 hitter.
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Judges have to be neutral, but they don't have to be eunuchs.
