William J. Brennan, Jr. Quotes
If our free society is to endure, and I know it will, those who govern must recognize that the Framers of the Constitution limited their power in order to preserve human dignity and the air of freedom which is our proudest heritage.
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Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals.
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The problem that I think is reasonable to assert about Fox and its coverage is that they make up stories out of whole cloth and then make a big deal out of them.
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As the mother of two daughters, I have great respect for women. And I don't ever want to lose that.
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Democracy means the opportunity to be everyone's slave.
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Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.
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If I decide to make a coat red in the show, it's not just red, I think: is it communist red? Is it cherry cordial? Is it ruby red? Or is it apple red? Or the big red balloon red?
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We ignore our feelings a lot, I realize. Many of us have to... until they really bite us in the butt.
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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'm originally from Fort Lauderdale: that's my home town in Florida. So when I'm on location, I just get the packets from schools in Florida. And when I go to Florida, I go to Christ Church School.
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My family is weird in a very good way because I was always exposed to the arts.
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My parents have Google Alerts on me. So they'll often times send me an e-mail and be like, 'Hey did you know this?' And then I'll be like, 'Well, it is, like, my life. So yes, I did know that.' Or, 'That's not even true. I don't know where you read that.' I have Googled myself, yes. But my parents really have Google Alerts on me.
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I spend most of my time thinking about things like laundry and buying stationery supplies.
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But we cannot rely on foreign help indefinitely.
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Toward the end of the Olympics, you get physically tired and drained. And no matter how much rest you have, your body is tired.
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One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren't enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.
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I don't have to be making a lot of money or living in a fancy house.
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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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I love Romney. It is not his fault that he is the son of a successful governor and makes $20 million a year.
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[Michelle Obama] used to say to our friends, "Barack's exactly the kind of guy I want to be president. I just wish he didn't want to do it when I was married to him."
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I prepare myself to fight; I prepare myself for myself.
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The Constitution isn't written in Chinese, Swahili or Sanskrit. It's in plain English.
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The Constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.
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We will stand against violence and intimidation. We will stand for the rights and dignity of all human beings.
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If our free society is to endure, and I know it will, those who govern must recognize that the Framers of the Constitution limited their power in order to preserve human dignity and the air of freedom which is our proudest heritage.
