Benjamin Wittes Quotes
To get a FISA warrant to spy on a suspected spy, the feds go before a super-secret court located in a sealed room in the Department of Justice. With no defense lawyers present, they need only show probable cause that the target is an 'agent of a foreign power' engaged in intelligence gathering against the United States.
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I've leased the apartment; my partner is going to come out here. But we're keeping our house in Chicago because real estate is a really good investment and also because it is just crammed with full of stuff!
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Age has been the perfect fire extinguisher for flaming youth.
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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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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'm not keen on history being tampered with... to any extent.
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This whole beauty thing is something I've never comprehended.
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People appreciate and follow the person who can persuade them properly. Make that person you.
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I don't go out of the way to take special care of myself.
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When Van Halen started out, there was no path to fame. We just played what we liked. Even today it always comes down to the simplicity of rock and roll.
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Worth seeing? Yes; but not worth going to see.
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It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative. That will demand new thinking and a new sense of responsibility for every dollar that is spent.
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I once said to a boy, 'You're a really good kisser,' and he said, 'You're only as good as the person you're kissing.' I think it's the same with the music.
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As an Indian, I would like to back my government.
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It turns out, by the way, that oil rigs today generally don't cause spills. They are technologically very advanced.
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Wenn mancher sich nicht verpflichtet fühlte, das Unwahre zu wiederholen, weil er’s einmal gefügt hat, fo wären es ganz andere Leute geworden.
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How was I supposed to know?She was slowly letting go?If I was puttin her through her hell,Hell I couldn't tell.She could've given me a sign,Could've opened up my eyes.How was I supposed to see?She never cried in front of me.
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The sexiest woman musician is Alicia Keys.
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I do not believe on giving amnesty.
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I hold with Henry George, that at the back of every great social evil will be found a great political wrong.
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For years and years, I would sit in my studio, and I wouldn't have any inspiration. I'd write one or two songs a year.
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A father's and a mother's age must be borne in mind; with joy on the one hand, fear on the other.
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To get a FISA warrant to spy on a suspected spy, the feds go before a super-secret court located in a sealed room in the Department of Justice. With no defense lawyers present, they need only show probable cause that the target is an 'agent of a foreign power' engaged in intelligence gathering against the United States.
