“Some people say their life is full of darkness and I wonder why they don't just try and switch the lights on.” Quote by William H. Gass
“I am much younger now than I was at twelve or anyway, less burdened.” Self ConfidenceTwelve Book:Collected Works Source: Collected Works
“Writing is like giving birth to a piano sideways. Anyone who perseveres is either talented or nuts.” GivingWritingBirthPianoNutsPersevereGiving BirthSideways Author:Flannery O'Connor
“would be better served by continuing to hold an ownership position in a pure-play sporting goods retailer rather than a retail conglomerate.” PlayWould BePositionPureGoodsOwnershipContinuingRetailRetailers Author:Jack Smith
“Christ made no distinction, but opened the door wide to woman as to man.” MenMadeChristDoorsWideDistinction Author:Mary Abigail Dodge
“A classic is a book that survives the circumstances that made it possible yet alone keeps those circumstances alive.” MadeBookAliveCircumstancesMade ItClassic Author:Alfred Kazin
“Politically or ideologically oriented evaluations of Chief Justice Rehnquist should not overlook what a successful and popular chief justice he was within the Court as the justices' presiding officer, .. The contrast between Rehnquist's undeniably happy Court and that of his predecessor, Warren E. Burger, could not have been greater.” ShouldHas BeensJusticeSuccessfulGreaterCourtChiefsOfficersContrastPredecessorsEvaluationBurgersChief Justice Author:David Garrow
“We have the greatest hospitals, doctors, and medical technology in the world - we need to make them accessible to every American.” WorldNeedsTechnologyDoctorsMedicalHospitalsMedical Technology Author:Barbara Boxer
“Just look at the Judiciary Committee, You have some people on the Judiciary Committee who may well decide not to send the nomination to the floor, and now it all depends on what Democrats do.” PeopleWellsLooksMayDependsDemocratCommitteesNominationsJudiciary Author:Barbara Boxer
“We do not read (the law) to elevate accommodation of religious observances over an institution's need to maintain order and safety, ... We have no cause to believe that (the law) would not be applied in an appropriately balanced way, without sensitivity to security concerns.” WayNeedsBelieveLawOrderCausesReligiousSecurityConcernSafetyInstitutionsBalancedSensitivityObservanceAccommodations Author:Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“There is no greater breach of the public trust than knowingly misleading the country into war. In a democracy, we simply cannot tolerate the abuse of this trust by the government.” WarCountryGovernmentDemocracyGreaterAbuseTolerateMisleadAbuse Of PowerBreachPublic Trust Author:John F. Kerry