Famous Quotes & Sayings

Learned Hand

It lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it. While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it.

Charles Evans Hughes

While democracy must have its organization and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty.

Charles Evans Hughes

Men do not die from overwork. They die from dissipation and worry.

Joseph Story

A feeble executive implies a feeble execution of the government.

Stephen Breyer

We developed a system of protecting human liberty such that judges and independent judges are a necessary part of that protection.

Simon Greenleaf

By competent evidence, is meant such as the nature of the thing to be proved requires; and by satisfactory evidence, is meant that amount of proof, which ordinarily satisfies an unprejudiced mind, beyond any reasonable doubt.

Simon Greenleaf

How it came to pass that man, originally taught, as we doubt not he was, to know and to worship the true Jehovah, is found, at so early a period of his history, a worshiper of baser objects, it is foreign to our present purpose to inquire.

Sol Wachtler

You can, if you wish, think of it like the universe: Each case is a sun, and all the judges, lawyers and administrative personnel represent planets revolving around the case in fixed orbit, never getting closer.

Harry A. Blackmun

It is precisely because the issue raised by this case touches the heart of what makes individuals what they are that we should be especially sensitive to the rights of those whose choices upset the majority.

Tim Healy

Any game is scary right now. Tonight, it all came down to shooting.

Akhenaton

As a camel beareth labour, and heat, and hunger, and thirst, through deserts of sand, and fainteth not; so the fortitude of a man shall sustain him through all perils.

Karen Kuhlmann

Back in the day when we first had the MVC, it was pretty fierce. It was very competitive and kids came in with a competitive edge. When we didn't have the conference, I felt like that was lost. I have seen that return this year (with the reformation of the MVC).

Don Horner

A thousand people came through here tonight and that's no exaggeration.

Tim Floyd

A split is not what we came into this weekend for. We tried to come into this weekend trying to get two.

Isaac Bruce

As I've been away from South Florida, I see a lot of coaches being pacifiers to children. I'm not saying it's right or wrong. But I came up with coaches screaming and yelling in your face, telling you what to do and putting the fear in your heart if you didn't do it.

Glenn Hoddle

That performance came from out of the blue. We've got to pick ourselves up and show a lot of character, and that's a big challenge.

Bryan Whitman

That particular Iraqi special operations force came under fire as they were conducting this operation, and in the process the Iraqi special operations forces killed 16 insurgents. They also, in securing the objective there, detained a number of other individuals, approximately 15, is what I've heard.

Todd Fairbourne

That was a bomb. I told Chris to pick the pitch she wanted and to drive it. Chris came up big. We stole that game from George Mason.

Joey Skaggs

As a news story, I'm just a subject, not a person. My early performances were provocative, so I was stereotypically portrayed as a counter-cultural figure by the mainstream media.

Keith Newman

Defensively, I think we've got to get off to a better start than what we have. I think we've got to go out there and set the tone early in the game.

Cilla Black

There's a whole generation out there who don't know that I was a pop singer in the early days.

Jake Shields

I've only seen two of his fights, and it was hard to get a feel for him because he had his man on the ground most of the time. I'm going to have to feel him out early on and see what he's got.

Brian Jones

The September report was taken too early to get the full effect.

W. S. Gilbert

The wickets will be similar to what the players will face early in the season at the SCG,

Rahul Dravid

The wicket had grass on it when we played here two years ago, but it may help spinners early this time.

Jim Parsons

The whole time I've been an actor, from early in Houston, my goal has been to work - to keep doing it. I feel at my most satisfied as a human being when I'm working on a role.

Peter Frampton

They all mention Les as an inspiration because of (his) early records, which were jaw-dropping when you first heard them as a novice guitarist. We revere him, but Les is so genuine and down-to-earth that he's still one of the lads.

David Davies

The price of a foreign holiday is a requirement to be put on the national identity register.

Linda Sherry

Be prepared for some runaround when trying to find out the fees for foreign transactions. A lot of representatives don't have a clue, so you have to be persistent.

Madeline Albright

But we have to do it in some way that does not harm our overall foreign policy interests,

Slobodan Milosevic

Since foreign military intervention or a war are out of the question, other means of destruction of Yugoslavia are being mentioned -- psychological, media and political pressures.

Stephen Kinzer

Many Americans, and many more people around the world, have been outraged by what they see as President George W. Bush's radical reordering of American foreign policy.

Zhang Lan

Mergers and acquisitions by foreign investors will be a market highlight this year. Banks, retailers and steel-making stocks will be favorites.

Evan Kohlmann

Why would an Iraqi group release biographies of foreign fighters?

Steve Truglia

I was in a peacetime army. It was like something out of a Le Carre novel: studying the habits of your enemy. It was very exciting. It's interesting living life as a civilian, then on Friday night you're parachuting into a foreign country.

Shaukat Sultan

We had information about the presence of foreign militants. It was a sting operation and the target was knocked out.

Ray Stevens

I originally passed on 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head' in 1969, so they gave it to B.J. Thomas.

John Lurie

The thing with sculpture is, 90% of the time, when I pass a piece of sculpture, it's in public or somewhere, and it's just, how inconvenient that that's there. It takes up so much room, and it's so oppressive.

Rob Hummel

I've been too passive (on offense) and I thought about that a lot on my visit to N.C. State.

George Osborne

They all said I was a very young guy. Well there is nothing I can do about that but with each day that passes the problem solves itself.

Ayn Rand

The only man never to be redeemed is the man without passion.

Jane Hirshfield

Passion does not make careful arguments: it declares itself, and that is enough.

Jane Fonda

I don't like the word 'calculated' because it sounds pejorative. Intentional. Intentional is better, I think. Wild in passion and intentional in expression.

Jane Fonda

I like to be wild in passion and calculated in expression! I'm both. I like to be wild in passion more. But I think the balance is what's essential.

Carl von Clausewitz

Savage peoples are ruled by passion, civilized peoples by the mind.

Celine Dion

Don't make your career be your life. let it be your passion. Let it bring you pleasure. But don't let it become your identity. You are so much more valuable than that.

Kurt Angle

There are so many things that have evolved since I wrestled. They don't have periods anymore. They have rounds... it confuses the younger demographic.

Timothy Bottoms

Even though I was concentrating on that two-week period from September 11th to September 20th, I was seeing the policy for real, happening, that we were talking about in the film.

Lauren Kellin

We usually get it done somehow. We've always been a third-period team. As soon as we put all three periods together, we feel there will be no stopping us.

Jim Clyburn

We went through a period where we got rid of everything that was old. Everything had to be new

Pam Girardo

We went from 'Capital Who?' to 'Capital One' in a very short period of time.

Corey Hart

I became somewhat reclusive during a period of time in the '80s.

Alice Cooper

There was a period of time when I thought I had to be Alice Cooper all the time.

Mahela Jayawardene

We know it is a period that we have to rebuild.

Jessica Brown Findlay

You don't automatically assume everyone will fall for a period drama.

John Taylor

A smart entrepreneur will go back and present it again.

Jane Jacobs

The best part of a Reg Hartt presentation is what he has to say.

Robin Oakley

were very much trying to present themselves as reluctant warriors. They were very much reacting to demonstrations of public opinion.

Ryan Evanochko

That was just the shot that presented itself. I tried to take my time and find an opening.

Toshihiro Nikai

I don't think (China) will present a response tomorrow that will settle everything at the talks.

Doug Anderson

I think we need to put it in a referendum and present it to the people,

Jeff Bzdelik

I haven't even thought about it. This is my first time here, so I'm worried about the present.

Larry Spell

I really like what you're presenting to us here tonight.

Gary Hanson

At the present time, I still don't think I will be a candidate, but I am not willing to rule it out,

A. Hodge

They are 4-0 for a reason. We know it is going to be a true test.

Cesar Chavez

Grant me courage to serve others; For in service there is true life.

Charles Kingsley

Love is sentimental measles.

Demi Lovato

He's not your prince charming if he doesn't make sure you know that you're his princess.

Dean Koontz

We are coming out of a century that was taught that one way of looking at the world, that one form of behavior, is as valid as another. The idea of true evil has been blown away.

Eckhart Tolle

There is only one perpetrator of evil on the planet: human unconsciousness. That realization is true forgiveness. With forgiveness, your victim identity dissolves, and your true power emerges--the power of Presence. Instead of blaming the darkness, you bring in the light.

Elbert Hubbard

The only way to retain love is to give it away.

Jan Lindholm

To some extent, this is also true in China.

E. B. White

Wilbur never forgot Charlotte. Although he loved her children and grandchildren dearly, none of the new spiders ever quite took her place in his heart. She was in a class by herself. It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte was both.

Alexander MacLaren

Fruitful and acceptable worship begins before it begins.

David Foster Wallace

If you worship power, you will feel weak and afraid, needing ever more power over others to keep the fear at bay

Swami Vivekananda

Devotion to duty is the highest form of worship of God.

Roger Williams

Forced worship stinks in God's nostrils

Michael W. Smith

Not everyone can lead worship.

Max Lucado

When you recognize God as Creator, you will admire Him. When you recognize His wisdom, you will learn from Him. When you discover His strength, you will rely on Him. But only when He saves you will you worship Him.

John Piper

God wills to be displayed and known and loved and cherished and worshiped.

Nikolai Berdyaev

The bourgeois takes economic power very seriously, and often worships it quite unselfishly.

N. T. Wright

Genesis 1...was designed to reflect God, both to reflect God back to God in worship and to reflect God into the rest of creation in stewardship.