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'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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For a long time, I felt instinctively irritated - sometimes repelled - by scientific friends' automatic use of the word 'mechanism' for automatic bodily processes. A machine was man-made; it was not a sentient being; a man was not a machine.
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I feel very tied to Ireland and the U.K. and that side of the world.
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I've got a really good network that includes friends who all had babies within eight weeks of each other, plus my sister, a lovely part-time nanny and a nursery where Orla goes for half days.
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In 2003, Congress authorized the construction of a visitor center for the Vietnam Memorial to help provide information and educate the public about the memorial and the Vietnam War.
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When I was little, I didn't know you got paid for acting. My parents put the money in the bank for me, but I just thought it was this fun thing that I was so excited to do. You got to be on the set and get a little bit of makeup and be on camera.
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Give me the death of my soul. Intoxicate me with self-love.
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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.
