Floyd Abrams Quotes
So sometimes the facts are good and sometimes the facts are bad, the important thing from the point of view of a principle as broad and important as freedom of speech is that the courts articulate and set forth in a very protective way what those principles are.
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Knowledge is knowing that we cannot know.
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I am a very proud Hindu. The foundation of my personality is laid on the teachings of Swami Vivekananda or Sanatan Dharm or the Geeta. And if my religious practices or anybody's religious practices is given any kind of sadistic name, it instills fear about other person's religious practices.
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I just want to stay creative, share my ideas and see where it all leads.
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I do think that 'Pretty Little Liars' has raised the bar in how social media can tie into the fan base watching the show.
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I grew up in the Bronx, but in Riverdale - not exactly an area of New York that's known for being rough and tumble.
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The Stonewall riots were a key moment for gay people. Throughout modern history, gays had thought of themselves as something like a mental illness or maybe a sin or a crime. Gay liberation allowed us to make the leap to being a 'minority group,' which made life much easier.
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I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and also have a family... they are nearly always seen as victims.
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Have the courage to act instead of react.
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I like to relate to my kids as they are. I enjoy spending that time with them. I see that my girls are so completely different and different from me, too.
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What makes Mom the best is that she never put any expectations too high on the kids. She just wanted us to be doing the things that made us happy, as long as we were working hard, but we never had to live up to something.
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I always used to watch 'Labyrinth' and 'The Neverending Story.' Those were like my two favorite movies that I would watch over and over and over again.
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I don't usually wear a lot of makeup because I tend to like a natural look.
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I would never want to be selected to a team just because I am going to set a record. It's critical to me to earn my way.
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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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Despite overwhelming support for the United States to adopt English as its official language, we have still not taken that important step.
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There's a molecule inside of you that is connected to everything - every person, every energy, every thing. You look for it, and when you find it, then you allow it to magnify and grow and be the dominating chemistry inside of you.
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I don't want to talk in terms of miracles. I think this is a very serious situation. But I do want to talk in terms of Bush becoming a man of the hour, and I think this is way to do it.
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The ultimate aim of all creative activity is the building!
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If you are the person who gets the lion's share of attention in good times, guess what: you get the lion's share of attention in bad times.
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I have a nutritionist and a doctor. Everything is checked. Thoroughly. Everything I take is checked out first.
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To understand someone, find out how he spends his money.
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There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you.
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Yeah, good to be here. I haven't been here in two years...no applause...thanks. It's that warmth I've missed in Austin. Adding extra Southern drawl So, we been here, ain't our fault you gotta travel around, shit. We supposed to follow you around? You supposed to be back here. What are you doin', where are you?
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So sometimes the facts are good and sometimes the facts are bad, the important thing from the point of view of a principle as broad and important as freedom of speech is that the courts articulate and set forth in a very protective way what those principles are.
