Patricia Ireland Quotes
Most of us see Justice O'Connor as something of an icon, although we do not agree with all of her decisions.
Quotes to Explore
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It is so hard to make important decisions that we have a great urge to reduce them to rules.
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Let us democratise knowledge. Let us universalise justice. Together, let us globalise compassion!
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The attractive lady whom I had only recently been introduced to dropped into my lap... I chose not to dump her off.
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I think how Chicago plays a role in my life - it had such a role in my youth and the decisions that I made as a kid and formulated who I am as an artist early on.
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These are people who are capable of devotion, public devotion, to justice. They meant what they said and every day that passes, they mean it more.
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You break her heart, I'll break your neck.
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Madonna can still produce a catchy pop song, but she hasn't expanded her artistic vocabulary since the 1990s. Her concerts are glitzy extravaganzas of special effects overkill. She leaves little space in them for emotional depth or unscripted rapport with the audience.
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The navigation of our inland waters has for years been sought in vain by foreign countries, and if we grant the privilege to Russia, other States will be guided in their demands by her example.
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Isaac and I are going to Israel to ride for peace enviromental justice and a safer world for us all.
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Management manages by making decisions and by seeing that those decisions are implemented.
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No one who knew Diana will ever forget her. Millions of others who never met her, but felt they knew her, will remember her.
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In the matter of justice, all should be equal in your eyes.
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But you will understand by yourselves that the matter applies equally well to the organization of the officials of justice, of administrative officials, etc; these are likewise organized instruments of power in certain societies.
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Whether we or our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do.
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Beyonce is very special. I think the super-pop thing that supposedly died with Michael Jackson is still there with her.
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My mother taught me a lot of things, but they had big presuppositions built in – like her expectation that I'd be a missionary nurse in a religious order.
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And a tiny number of people in a few states make these decisions, and we're left with these options that are increasingly not attractive to the American people.
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The point is that these decisions they've made are partly for your convenience and partly for theirs and partly out of stereotypes that they carry with them from the conventions of the computer field.
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By a State I mean, a complete body of free persons united together for their common benefit, to enjoy peaceably what is their own, and to do justice to others.
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I'm trying mostly to ask questions. And not just trying to stake out a position on something, but also trying to define the stuff we agree on. I'm having battles with comment posters trying to insert a little sense of order so it's not just a long pissing match between the edges, which is what I think a lot of the blogosphere is tending to do.
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I think the act of talking about something - with a friend, or someone in your family, or someone you care about, and you're discussing something that you both admire - can often sharpen your thoughts about what you've read or seen and help you think more clearly about it.
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Writers are not meant for action.
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Most of us see Justice O'Connor as something of an icon, although we do not agree with all of her decisions.
