Mahatma Gandhi Quotes
I realized the true function of a lawyer was to unite parties riven asunder. The lesson was so indelibly burnt into me that a large part of my time during the twenty years of my practice as a lawyer was occupied in bringing about private compromises of hundreds of cases. I lost nothing thereby -- not even money, certainly not my soul.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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I wish I'd gone to music school or just started playing in bands sooner.
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There is no evidence to show that prohibition has ever had its intended impact. Of course, just as banning beef has reduced beef consumption, banning alcohol will lead to reduced alcohol consumption. But, there appears to be little or no correlation between, say, domestic violence or household impoverishment and prohibition.
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Hebrew is the language I use to thank the Creator and, also, to swear on the road.
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I feel like a younger man, and I'm sure having a child and all that has to do with that.
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I recently went to New York for the first time, and honey, I'm in love with that place. I'm obsessed with its sausages.
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When I want to understand what is happening today or try to decide what will happen tomorrow, I look back.
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I actually like getting out of my comfort zone. It shakes me up.
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I'm no Method actor. I've tried staying in character, and it's just exhausting.
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It's very important not to lose your temper in a courtroom, or in anything else you're doing.
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One always writes comedy at the moment of deepest hysteria.
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Most people who get in trouble in politics usually get in trouble because they're disconnected from the people they serve, and I don't think anybody in Tennessee, even people who won't vote for me, would accuse me of that.
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I grew up on 'Battle of the Planets.'
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It's so lovely to know that people who you would never think know about Bollywood, they know about Bollywood.
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If the U.N. didn't exist, we'd be inventing it right now.
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I'm for people bettering themselves, no matter who they are and where they are, doing all they can to be all they can be.
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I love punching the ceiling with my fists when I'm lost or I can't find a parking space.
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My definition is that geo-enlightenment is understanding the interconnectedness of things.
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It's the thing I struggle with every day: the mental diligence and stamina needed to sit in front of the computer, open the file, start writing and to keep doing so, word after word, until I've created the next story. A combination of learning disability and chronic health issues make that the hardest thing for me.
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Today exists between yesterday and tomorrow.
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I was an athlete, so I have kind of an athletic sensibility towards writing. I can work for many long hours without fatiguing.
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Virtue looks good but it only suits imposing figures.
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I realized the true function of a lawyer was to unite parties riven asunder. The lesson was so indelibly burnt into me that a large part of my time during the twenty years of my practice as a lawyer was occupied in bringing about private compromises of hundreds of cases. I lost nothing thereby -- not even money, certainly not my soul.
