Elena Kagan Quotes
I love Justice Marshall. He did an enormous amount for me. But if you confirm me to this position, you will get Justice Kagan. You won't get Justice Marshall, and that's an important thing.
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If you look at the scientists who really make a difference, they think boldly. They're not afraid to question what they see.
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So long as you create laws that define women as victims, as creatures that demand protection, that need bodyguards, you are going to perpetuate the very worst of our sexist past.
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I've never actually directed anything I haven't made up. I've never adapted anything.
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I now announce myself as candidate for the Presidency. I anticipate criticism; but however unfavorable I trust that my sincerity will not be called into question.
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Shakespeare's villains are fabulous because none of them know that they are villains. Well, sometimes they do.
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I am healthy and happy.
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I've never dreamed of a story idea. I have such boring dreams.
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There are hundreds of millions of gun owners in this country, and not one of them will have an accident today. The only misuse of guns comes in environments where there are drugs, alcohol, bad parents, and undisciplined children. Period.
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Language as a communication tool is the primary element from which literature is created. Even in pre-literate societies, it exists as songs, riddles, or epics that are chanted.
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I was raised speaking English and Spanish. And I also speak Danish. And I can get by in French and Italian. I've acted in Spanish and English, but when something has to do with emotions, sometimes I feel I can get to the heart of the matter better in Spanish.
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There are so many ebbs and flows in life, but when you're raising small children, your family means everything.
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Ether is the token of the Ethereum network, which is focused on disrupting contract law.
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Music is not a work for me - it's a form of meditation, and you don't need to work hard for it.
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I don't understand why there aren't more powerful female directors. I don't have the answers, but I hope that things may start to shift and that studios will employ more women to handle strong and interesting material.
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If my wife was to say, 'Honey, I'd like you to go to PSG', I would have to take it into account.
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One of my first favorite records was the debut Garbage album, which I heard when I was very young. Shirley Manson is a great female vocalist and performer and I admire her for that.
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Only buy clothes that you plan to keep forever. It's important to see trends for what they are: a game.
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We are on pace this year to have a trade deficit that is larger than $800 billion. We have never faced that before, but we continue to put forward trade agreements like these that leave us naked to competition that is neither free nor fair.
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I'm really wary of self-help books.
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It's important for anyone working at a hyper growth company such as Airbnb to embrace learning and be open in order to keep pace with the changing environment.
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You don't want to be down 2-0 in a series. It's always important to try and get one on the opponent's home court. It makes your job at home easier.
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Cost is more important than quality but quality is the best way to reduce cost.
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So most astronauts are astronauts for a couple of years before they are assigned to a flight.
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I love Justice Marshall. He did an enormous amount for me. But if you confirm me to this position, you will get Justice Kagan. You won't get Justice Marshall, and that's an important thing.
