“The Framers were no more interested in binding future Americans to a set of divinely inspired commandments than any of us would wish to be bound by them.” WishInspiredBoundsCommandmentsBindingFramers Author:Dahlia Lithwick
“It'd be stupid for me to sit here and say that there aren't kids who look up to me, but my responsibility is not to them. I'm not a baby sitter.” LooksKidsResponsibilityStupidBabyLook Up Author:Eminem
“The Constitution created a framework, not a Ouija board, precisely because the Framers understood that prospect of a nation ruled for centuries by dead prophets would be the very opposite of freedom.” Would BeNationsCenturyUnderstoodOppositesConstitutionBoardsProphetFrameworkFramersOuija Board Author:Dahlia Lithwick
“The fact that the Constitution is sufficiently open-ended to infuriate all Americans almost equally is part of its enduring genius.” FactsGeniusConstitutionEndure Author:Dahlia Lithwick
“Allowing ourselves to become a nation of silent, secretive, timid citizens is likely to result in a system of democracy and justice that is neither very democratic nor very just.” NationsJusticeResultsDemocracyCitizensDemocraticSilentAllowingSecretive Author:Dahlia Lithwick
“All of us, consciously or unconsciously, set out to have the best possible love life. Valentine's Day simply shines a light on the degree to which that didn't - or hasn't yet - materialized.” LightDegreesShiningLove LifeValentineValentine's DayPossible Love Author:Tracy McMillan
“Here's the thing, you're not really ready for love until you have enough self-respect that if you met your exact self but in a guy you would totally, completely, absolutely want to be with him.” IfsWantSelfEnoughGuyReadyMetsSelf RespectReady For Love Author:Tracy McMillan
“Women with low self-esteem love bad boys. Women who have work to do love bad boys. Women who love themselves love good men.” MenSelfBoysSelf EsteemSelf LoveLowsEsteemGood ManLow Self EsteemBad Boy Author:Tracy McMillan
“Caring - about people, about things, about life - is an act of maturity.” PeopleLife IsCaringMaturity Author:Tracy McMillan
“I think of 'crazy' as what happens when we love the other person more than we love ourselves.” ThinkingPersonsHappensCrazy Author:Tracy McMillan