Ted Olson Quotes
Ultimately, the reason we have a Constitution, the reason we have separation of powers, the reason we have the Fourteenth Amendment is to provide the courts with the opportunity to override the will of the people when the will of the people discriminates against a segment of our society.
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I've always loved to help people, young people in particular.
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Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.
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It sounds kind of stupid, but I've never not wanted to be a musician. It's been inside me since I was little so I don't know what else I would do.
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Where having been an actor was extremely helpful to me was in casting. That's where I think a director who has acted can really shine, and casting is the most important thing you do.
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If I just did music, I might go insane. I need words; I need stories. And it's the same the other way around.
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My hearing has suffered seriously; just now I am obliged to have the assistance of an ear trumpet. Think of that, my beauty! - There 's a state for your old Lover to be in! - No more tender whisperings! Imagine sweet confessions to be made through an ear trumpet!
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I come from a generation that suffered school lessons in portacabins and crumbling hospitals. I tell you one thing, for the eighteen years they were in power the Tories did nothing to fix the roof when the sun was shining.
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You can't tolerate anybody attempting to threaten or intimidate your body. You must respond with force.
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I really bonded with my mom, growing up, through our love of horror movies!
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I've always had great faith in the Man Upstairs.
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I've worked hard throughout my entire life, but I don't think all the hard work could have produced the same results without all the genetics I was given.
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I think every day we look at the mess of the chaos of the civil war in Iraq, I think every day people become more and more convinced that the war was a mistake. I think we have to learn from the mistakes of our past.
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I played didgeridoo from a young age - on the vacuum cleaner, initially.
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Women are sacred.
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Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.
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I even lived on campus to get the college experience. I had five roommates and I still keep in touch with them while I'm on the road.
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The mud is cold when you're in the north of Scotland!
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Singing is a prayer to me.
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I wanted to be Beetlejuice. I watched nonstop 'Beetlejuice' and 'The Princess Bride' growing up.
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While it is often true that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, it seems like Yahoo's almost obsessive focus on Google is taking away from its other businesses.
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In March 2005, I was appointed to the board of the Santa Barbara metro transit district. I was incredibly optimistic about how public transportation can be the solution to help people live in the city and not need a car.
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A lot of people don't understand why I'm not out diving for treasure.
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Major North has had for years complete power over these Indians and can do more with them than any man living.
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Ultimately, the reason we have a Constitution, the reason we have separation of powers, the reason we have the Fourteenth Amendment is to provide the courts with the opportunity to override the will of the people when the will of the people discriminates against a segment of our society.
