Bill Kraus Quotes
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I think that one of the primary roles of an attorney, and certainly we try to teach it here to our students, is that you counsel compliance with the law. The lawyer, more than simply being a mouthpiece for the client and advocating at whatever cost the client's interest, is also an officer of the court in questions that appear before the court.
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Vinyl is democratic, as surely as the iPod is fascist. Vinyl is representational: It has a face. Two faces, in fact, to represent the dualism of human nature. Vinyl occupies physical space honestly, proud as a fat woman dancing.
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I'd want to collaborate with Eminem, of all people. Maybe even Lauryn Hill.
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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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How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.
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All Americans are dependent for their energy on the Arabian peninsula.
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Make the wise man within you your living ideal.
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Art cannot result from sophisticated, frivolous, or superficial effects.
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A lot of people in the media, and some everyday people, really aren't in search of the truth. They're in search of something worse than that. Money, yeah. I think the media's the kind of a thing where the truth doesn't win, because it's no fun. The truth's no fun.
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I was willing to accept what I couldn't change.
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Government bonds have basically been sold in the domestic market, so there is some sense of stability, but the amount of public debt is really severe... Japan must manage its finances with a sense of urgency.
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Satire is a form of social control, it's what you do. It's not personal. It's a job.
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I've just tried to grow up in the most natural and gradual process that I possibly can and make choices I feel are right for me and my fans.
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2007, according to a Harris poll, 71 percent of Americans believed that climate change was real, that it was human caused.
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DJs play a big responsibility of what hip-hop is doing... At the end of the day, it's up to us to control and to own hip-hop. DJs need to challenge us rappers. They got so much power, they need to challenge us.
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The hardest part about being a woman is figuring out what to wear.
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The fear tactic is a tactic that's used by people who want to maintain control, and it's very effective.
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If inequalities of taxable wealth backing up a government service are construed as denying equality before the law, then there is no solution but to have every government service whatever financed out of Washington.
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The celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness.
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You have to kind of be invisible when you photograph children, so you use a longer lens.
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I give away about 50 percent of my income, so my, you know, desire to give back to the country is pretty strong and I intend to give away a lot more. I've signed the giving pledge with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, and I intend to give away the bulk of my money.
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Sarbanes-Oxley costs the American people money. It costs jobs. It costs our competitiveness. It hurts our markets.
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Money is a good servant, a dangerous master.
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You make a living from 8 to 5, but you make money from 5 to 8.