Hugo Black Quotes
The Framers of the Constitution knew that free speech is the friend of change and revolution. But they also knew that it is always the deadliest enemy of tyranny.
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The ADA is the living testament to our Nation's commitment that we will always stand up for our neighbors' right to live fulfilling lives.
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When people treat you mean, you dislike them for that, but not because of their person, who they are. I was born and raised in a segregated society, but when I left there, I had nobody I disliked other than the people that'd mistreated me, and that only lasted for as long as they were mistreating me.
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An explanation of cause is not a justification by reason.
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To many a man, and sometimes to a youth, there comes the opportunity to choose between honorable competence and tainted wealth. The young man who starts out to be poor and honorable, holds in his hand one of the strongest elements of success.
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I like movies about longing and desperation, and dark and light things, stories about people struggling to raise children, and to have relationships and be intimate with each other.
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My own idea is that these things are as piffle before the wind.
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Every stumble is not a fall, and every fall does not mean failure.
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You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.
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The real metric of success isn't the size of your bank account. It's the number of lives in whom you might be able to make a positive difference.
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Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss.
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I never thought of myself in comedy at all... I loved going to the theatre and seeing people wearing beautiful clothes come down the staircase and start to dance.
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The trouble with conservatives is that too many of them come to Washington thinking they are going to drain the swamp, only to discover that Washington is a hot tub.
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I never diet. I smoke. I drink now and then. I never work out.
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I think you've got to play the hand that you're dealt and stop wishing for another hand.
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'Our savior will resurrect us,' said Peggy, 'but I haven’t noticed that Christians end up any less dead at the end of life than heathens.'
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Music is a science peculiarly productive of a pleasure that no state of life, publick or private, secular or sacred; no difference of age or season; no temper of mind or condition of health exempt from present anguish; nor, lastly, distinction of quality, renders either improper, untimely, or unentertaining.
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Rhetoric that vilifies American Muslims is counter to our efforts. It's a setback to our Homeland Security efforts.
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I try not to think too much about what the audience is thinking and what they think I should do.
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Let me tell you, my friend, that there are things done today in electrical science which would have been deemed unholy by the very man who discovered electricity, who would themselves not so long before been burned as wizards.
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External circumstances can contribute to one's happiness and well-being, but ultimately happiness and suffering depend on the mind.
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Monks throng like a kennel of pups from disputing with the masters who instruct them whether the run of the wind is one, or one the ocean's waters or one the spark of fire - an illimitable clamour.
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It is a question of building which is at the root of the social unrest of today: architecture or revolution.
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Flash Video made platform sites like YouTube possible as well, and helped kick-start the online video revolution.
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The Framers of the Constitution knew that free speech is the friend of change and revolution. But they also knew that it is always the deadliest enemy of tyranny.
