Antonin Scalia Quotes
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A person that says, 'Losing is not difficult,' I don't even want to be around that person. And obviously, that person has never won anything relevant in their life.
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Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future.
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I think same sex couples should be able to get married.
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I went to New York City to Columbia University, and with the first directing exercise, I knew I was a director.
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'Twin Peaks' fans, it's a hardcore group of people.
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To be forced to defend oneself is an inherently undesirable position to be in. The focus shifts from ideas to the person conveying them.
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Iris Murdoch did influence my early novels very much, and influence is never entirely good.
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If I take two years off, I would want to fight as much as possible.
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Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they are needed.
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To feel valued, to know, even if only once in a while, that you can do a job well is an absolutely marvelous feeling.
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On the 1st day of December, 1830, I was confirmed, and in accordance with the word of the Lord I was ordained an Elder under the hands of the Prophet.
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The greatest luxury is being free.
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I believe that saying a thing is to keep its virtues and take away its terror.
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I gave myself until I turned 25 to make it. And if it didn't happen, I thought I'd just try to find a nice husband.
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Your prudence, my wise friend, allows too little room for the mysterious whisperings of life.
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An infinite number of monkeys typing into GNU emacs would never make a good program.
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The State of Israel is a national home for the entire Jewish people and it is clear to me that there is no dispute between any party or Zionist movement, while the nation-state law was originally intended to reinforce this principle, the most recent amendments to it are of great concern because they drive a wedge between Jews in Israel and in the Diaspora.
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There could be no filmmaking without industrywide agreement on frame rates, lenses, and audio recording equipment.
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In fashion, only sexy won't go out of fashion.
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There are values on Broadway that are dangerous: it's got to be Best Musical, it's got to make money, it's got to run a certain amount of time. Nowhere in this, of course, is there any mention of quality.
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I think, generally, the creative process is hurt if you're thinking about the end as opposed to focusing on day-to-day decisions.
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Human beings are prone to believe the things they wish were true.
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Man, by his very nature, tends to give himself an explanation of the world into which he is born. And this is what distinguishes him from the other species. Every individual, even the least intelligent, the lowest of outcasts, from childhood on gives himself some explanation of the world. And with it he manages to live. And without it, he would sink into madness.
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I respectfully, and indeed diffidently, dissent.
