Charles Fried Quotes
If only people who are ideologically committed to a particular outcome argued to the courts, the law would be worse off.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't think I've ever sent a text to Gordon Brown because I'm confident that he would absolutely have no idea how to receive it. He barely managed to master WordPerfect 4.1.
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During a movie, chemistry is so important, and yet they just assume actors can fake their way through it. That doesn't always work.
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For me, great music doesn't just have to fall into one category or one genre and I love appreciating all kinds of music.
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Our duties and responsibilities as human beings must be shown to be so incontrovertible that even atheists must recognize them. There are ultimate taboos.
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A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it.
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There are a lot of people who consider themselves 'spiritual,' but that can mean a lot of things to a lot of people. I don't really talk about it that often, because there's too much talk in the world. Especially with Christians, there's more proselytizing than there is actual living proof of it. That's kind of sad.
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Most interviewers are looking for a headline. They're not skilled. They're looking for shock value.
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I'm slightly unsure as to what my goal is. I just keep doing jobs.
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Yeah, I like to have fun - I think that's a good way to live. I think you're better at your job if you like it.
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I started out as a stand-up comedian. And that's what I'm most comfortable doing.
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It's part of the job to compensate for outfit.
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I think the hardest thing to do in a relationship is something for yourself.
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You know, Castle's the kind of guy that when he meets somebody, that's a connection for him. He remains connected to the people that he meets. That's the kind of guy he is, be they criminals, gangster rappers, mafia guys, art thieves, whoever it is, he nurtures those relationships.
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David Bowie worked with Brian Eno and dressed up in extraordinary clothes, but he was also a brilliant songwriter who captured the thoughts of a generation. He was hugely successful, without compromise.
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I do not believe in hypocrisy.
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I wanted to be a novelist from a very early age - 11 or 12 - but I don't think I ever thought I would write historical fiction. I never thought I might write academic history because I simply wasn't good enough!
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There were not many black students at Juilliard, unfortunately. So when you get there, you become very good friends, in particular, with the other black students.
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After one hundred years of federal rule, the United States House of Representatives has moved to provide for the first meaningful route to self-determination for the Puerto Rican people under our federal system.
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Now, if I had an Indian name, it would be 'Stands in Confusion'.
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To whom it may concern: It is springtime. It is late afternoon.
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I grew up with 'Life' magazine on the coffee table, Life cereal on the breakfast table, and the game of Life on the card table. People were just so happy to be alive, I guess.
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When we first met, I was trying to put a band together. I asked around at school for other guys who wanted to play in a band. Someone told me about a juvenile delinquent they knew who played bongos.
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As a kid I used to always write these stories... some of them were really cute; some of them were kind of crazy.
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If only people who are ideologically committed to a particular outcome argued to the courts, the law would be worse off.
