“How oddly do life and death jostle each other in this strange world of ours! How nearly allied are smiles and tears!” WorldTearsStrangeLife And DeathStrange WorldSmile And Tears Author:Shirley Bassey
“In truth, it requires not only a large intellect, but a large heart, to judge with becoming charity of the peculiar temptations of riches.” HeartWealthJudgingBecomingCharityIntellectRichesTemptationPeculiar Author:Shirley Bassey
“The best clue to what a person thinks is what he says.” ThinkingPersonsWisdomClue Author:Stephen Breyer
“There are many prices we pay for freedoms secured by the First Amendment; the risk of undue influence is one of them, confirming what we have long known: Freedom is hazardous, but some restraints are worse.” FirstsLongPayKnownRiskInfluenceSpeechPropagandaAmendmentsRestraintFirst AmendmentSecured Author:Warren E. Burger
“All ideas having even the slightest redeeming social importance - unorthodox ideas, controversial ideas, even ideas hateful to the prevailing climate of opinion, have the full protection of the guarantees [of the First Amendment].” FirstsIdeasReligionIndividualSocialJusticeOpinionImportanceConstitutionClimateProtectionGuaranteesAmendmentsFirst AmendmentHatefulControversialPrevailingIndividual RightsRedeemingUnorthodox Author:William J. Brennan
“The door of the Free Exercise Clause stands tightly closed against any government regulation of religious beliefs as such. Government may neither compel affirmation of a repugnant belief, nor penalize or discriminate against individuals or groups because they hold views abhorrent to the authorities.” MayGovernmentIndividualBeliefReligiousJusticeViewsDoorsGroupsExerciseAuthorityRegulationAffirmationReligious BeliefClausesGovernment RegulationAbhorrent Author:William J. Brennan
“More fundamentally, however, the answer to petitioners' objection is that there can be no impairment of executive power, whether on the state or federal level, where actions pursuant to that power are impermissible under the Constitution. Where there is no power, there can be no impairment of power.” StatesActionAnswersLevelsConstitutionExecutivesObjectionsExecutive Power Author:William J. Brennan
“The Constitution was framed fundamentally as a bulwark against governmental power, and preventing the arbitrary administration of punishment is a basic ideal of any society that purports to be governed by the rule of law.” LawIdealsConstitutionPunishmentAdministrationArbitraryRule Of LawPreventingFramedMental Power Author:William J. Brennan
“If our free society is to endure, and I know it will, those who govern must recognize that the Framers of the Constitution limited their power in order to preserve human dignity and the air of freedom which is our proudest heritage.” IfsKnowsHumansOrderAirDignityConstitutionEndurePreservesHeritageFree SocietyHuman DignityFramers Author:William J. Brennan
“The most effective leaders of companies in transition are the quiet, unassuming people whose inner wiring is such that the worst circumstances bring out their best. They're unflappable, they're ready to die if they have to. But you can trust that, when bad things are happening, they will become clearheaded and focused.” PeopleIfsDiesCompanyLeaderWorstReadyCircumstancesQuietHappeningsManagementFocusedBad ThingsTransitionReady To DieWiringUnassuming Author:James C. Collins