Benjamin Wittes Quotes
The nature of constitutional delegations of power is that they entitle the empowered official to do certain things that other people can't do.
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I can tell you, all the intelligence services in the world were running my name through their databases to see did anyone by this name come in the country? When? Do we know anything about it? Where did she stay? Who did she see?
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That a majority of the Abolitionists in this place would patronize a free labor store, in preference to others, I do not doubt; but we do not muster money in Cincinnati.
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I've got a great staff and great support system, and I'm going to stick my neck out and do what I always do.
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I'd known that the visit would be highly scripted and that genuine interactions with citizens wouldn't be possible, since it's illegal for them to speak with foreigners. Still, I'd thought I'd had a unique look at North Korea, only to discover I was wrong.
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We've made some good beginnings with the New START Treaty, but a lot more can be done.
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I am an unrepentant tweetaholic. I use the communications service all day long to discover news, interesting tidbits and, of course, to flack the work of our tech and media news site, Re/code.
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I have now exactly the same weight I had when I was 18, 20.
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I was so keen to become a comedian that actually doing the comedy itself almost came second.
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We don't want to be treated any differently, and we want to continue with our lives and our careers.
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The Spirit of the Holy Ghost is the teacher in the temple. He teaches principles of eternal significance. It is during these instructions that we see the relationship between the earthly and the eternal. We must remember that the Spirit teaches only those who are teachable.
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We are quick to stick labels on others - especially those who don't fit in with the norm. 'Harold Fry' is about a broken marriage; 'Perfect' is about a broken person. They are both about finding kindness where you least expect it.
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If I didn't love the hourglass, I wouldn't love myself.
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I've found that people get particularly frustrated and shut down when women in fiction are disgusting or disordered.
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When I was young, I just sat down and started playing Chopsticks at the piano. I got so far and then lost interest. Eventually, I regained it and started writing songs.
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Dad always explained the car engine when he repaired it, and he had many technical books, so I was making electromagnets by age eight as well as reading my mother's medical and nursing books. I suspect I was born with a boundless curiosity, and this was encouraged through my childhood.
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Some people try to get very philosophical and cerebral about what they're trying to say with jazz. You don't need any prologues, you just play.
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Our mission for younger people is to do our best to make exercise cool, hip - the thing to do.
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Happiness is very simple and minimal.
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A good film to me is like lightning in a bottle.
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Here's the thing, trust changes everything. Once you know what an artist can do, and you know their commitment level, it opens up the playbook hugely. I have worked with artists I really love, but they may have some small aspect that they hate drawing, or that they don't excel at, and that effectively takes that option off the table.
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Whether you want to or not, you do serve as a role model. People will always put more faith in baseball players than anyone else.
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Mandela's commitment to democracy was ratified not only by his election, but by his willingness to step down from power
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The nature of constitutional delegations of power is that they entitle the empowered official to do certain things that other people can't do.
