William J. Brennan, Jr. Quotes
We current justices read the Constitution in the only way that we can: as 20th-century Americans.
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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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I believe every era has its significance and the same holds true for players and coaches.
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Age has been the perfect fire extinguisher for flaming youth.
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Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
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When someone has to intervene to defend the liberty of the press, that society is sick.
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I wouldn't ever do a radio edit because I feel like it would totally go against the point of 'Follow Your Arrow.' I just think you're going to like it or not like it.
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The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another.
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From the happy-go-lucky days of oil exploration and drilling, when a lot of easy sources were being found and easily managed, we're gotten ourselves into this sort of apocalyptic time. We're willing to destroy almost everything, risk almost anything, and go ahead with techniques for which we have no way of responding to the known problems.
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At Munich we sold the Czechs for a few months grace, but the disgrace will last as long as history.
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I knew I wanted to do something creative. I didn't think I'd have the luxury of doing something like that, because I didn't know anyone who had pursued anything they really adored, but I had dreams for singing or writing.
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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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To go back, the mistake that Universal Studios made with 'Dawn of the Dead' was that they didn't have enough money or cared enough to make a soundtrack.
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I loved singing rock-and-roll, jazz, anything on radio, anything commercial. I was able to do anything, but I didn't know what direction to go in.
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I've traveled more than any human being who's ever lived.
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I want to be a major force.
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There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob law.
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I lie, I cheat, and I steal.
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If you have not discovered something you are willing to die for, then you are not fit to live.
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The shift from the perception of the child as innocent to the perception of the child as competent has greatly increased the demands on contemporary children for maturity, for participating in competitive sports, for early academic achievement, and for protecting themselves against adults who might do them harm. While children might be able to cope with any one of those demands taken singly, taken together they often exceed children's adaptive capacity.
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And may that Being who is supreme over all, the Patron of Order, the Fountain of Justice, and the Protector in all ages of the world of virtuous liberty, continue His blessing upon this nation and its Government and give it all possible success and duration consistent with the ends of His providence.
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In accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the issues of foreign policy and defense are fully in the hands of the president.
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We start with first principles. The Constitution creates a Federal Government of enumerated powers.
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We current justices read the Constitution in the only way that we can: as 20th-century Americans.
