William J. Brennan, Jr. Quotes
If the right to privacy means anything, it is the right of the individual, married or single, to be free from unwarranted governmental intrusion.
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I'm a lot more introspective than one would believe.
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'Straight Outta Compton' is my first biopic, my first period piece, and I got a chance to kind of get out there like some of my idols, you know, like Scorsese, Spielberg, Spike Lee, the guys who came before me. You know, I'm feeling good about it.
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I do have friends who make movies, but for the most part, I never really wanted to feel like I was part of an industry.
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It's part of the job of the actor to torture the director.
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The reality of music itself, which is the fabric of life for me, is where most of my attention is.
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I'm an Oscar nominee. I love saying that. Whatever happens, I'm going to sing that 'I'm an Oscar nominee' part.
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I grew up as a child living 'Red Dawn.' I was leaping out of spider holes, mowing down Russkies at the age of eight.
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I'm confident in my ability to maintain a career. I don't know if it will be doing either independent films or plays in New England.
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How boring would this world be if everyone was the same?
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Instead of hating, I have chosen to forgive and spend all of my positive energy on changing the world.
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I never stood for any president in my life, never voted, before Barack Obama. It changed my life to vote. It starts there with me. I never cared for politics before Barack Obama. I never thought it mattered to people like me.
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The other aspect of American identity worth focusing on is the concept of America as a nation of immigrants. That certainly is a partial truth. But it is often assumed to be the total truth.
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I spent most of the '60s, when I was starting to try to write novels, living and working in Greece and Turkey. These are countries where the ancient past is interfused with the daily present, and I remember being struck with wonder at the constant sense of continuity and connection, the reminders that lie in wait for you at every turn.
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What's better? Dogs or broomsticks? I mean will the world really ever know?
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I wanted to play in a band, and I wanted to do music for a living, and that's what I dedicated my life to.
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Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.
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If we were the team that won out, then life was good and we felt that we were worth something.
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I love the Kathryn Bigelow example: she didn't just do war movies - she did them better than other directors.
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The bravest are the most tender; the loving are the daring.
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I think the reason kids get into drugs and smoking is they don't have anything to do.
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I've got no interest in educating or instructing people.
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Without words, without writing and without books there would be no history, there could be no concept of humanity.
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If the right to privacy means anything, it is the right of the individual, married or single, to be free from unwarranted governmental intrusion.
