Eric Chaisson 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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My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.
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Democracies can't handle austerity measures very well.
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When I first read 'The River,' I had theories on what it was about, but once we got into rehearsal, I realized it's much simpler: It's about how human beings try to connect. The play holds a mirror up to the audience, and they take from it what's relevant to their lives.
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Empathy is a virtue, but it should not be a guiding judicial principle.
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Find something that you love to do, and find a place that you really like to do it in. I found something I loved to do. I'm a mechanical engineer by training, and I loved it. I still do. My son is a nuclear engineer at MIT, a junior, and I get the same vibe from him. Your work has to be compelling. You spend a lot of time doing it.
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I am a born-again atheist, so there isn't going to be a funeral. I will be buried in a linen wrap in a cardboard coffin in my forest with an oak tree planted on my head.
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I always felt that anorexia was the form of breakdown most readily available to adolescent girls.
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The writer's secret is not inspiration - for it is never clear where it comes from - it is his stubbornness, his patience.
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I was a total fashion insider who became an outsider when I did bridal.
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I'd horsewhip you if I had a horse.
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I like having a good time. It's probably my mother's Brazilian genes in me - party, party.
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I've experienced writer's block, but never for more than a few days.
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I was born Joseph Lane, but when I applied to the actors union, they said they already had a Joe Lane on the books and I'd have to change my last or first name. I had played the character of Nathan Detroit, whom I liked very much, in 'Guys and Dolls,' so I took the name Nathan.
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To a visitor who described himself as a seeker after Truth the Master said, 'If what you seek is Truth, there is one thing you must have above all else.' 'I know. An overwhelming passion for it.' 'No. An unremitting readiness to admit you may be wrong.'
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Human nature is the same now as when Adam hid from the presence of God; the consciousness of wrong makes us unwilling to meet those whom we have offended.
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I do think a key to success in any walk of life is having a short memory and a thick skin - I know it has served me well over the years.
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It's sort of what the Johnny and Devi stories are about, the idea of always being a slave to something.
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Tulsa has world-class opera and Starbucks, and a religious conservatism that rules public life.
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Short cycle business are being impacted by credit, and are being impacted by gasoline prices, food, distribution businesses, chemical business.
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I did a couple quick things with Nicole Kidman, and I really loved that. She was a really cool person to chat with and had a really lovely presence on set. I'm a big admirer of her work. It's amazing the volume of work she does.
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It is base to take advantage of our rank or greatness by making fun of those placed beneath us in life.
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Look, I don't care if anyone likes me when it comes to my work. But I can be massively insecure in other parts of my life.
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Let's first ask, what is life? And immediately we are stumped.
