“In New Haven, Conn., when I was growing up, there were two sorts of Irish. There were the "drugstore cowboy" micks, who hung around the Elm Street poolroom over Longley's Lunch. And there were the earnest young Irishmen who fought their way up from the Grand Avenue saloonkeeper backgrounds of their fathers, went through Yale Law School, and have now found high place by the preferment of local politics or in the teaching profession.” WayTwoBookSchoolLawYoungFoundFatherGrowing UpGrowingStreetsTeachingHavensProfessionBackgroundsLocalsLunchHungCowboyEarnestAvenuesLaw SchoolYaleHigh PlacesIrishmenTeaching Profession Book:Studs Lonigan Source: Studs Lonigan
“Kids take up all available time - it's the basic law of parenthood. No matter how much time you give them, whether you work from eight to eight or are around the house all the time, you'll still feel you haven't been there enough for them.” GivingFeelsChildrenStillsMatterEnoughKidsLawHouseHavensAvailableEightParenthood Author:Myrna Blyth
“I think there are too many smart people pursuing internet stuff, finance, and law. That is part of the reason why we haven't seen as much innovation.” PeopleThinkingReasonLawStuffHavensInternetSmartInnovationFinanceReason WhySmart People Author:Elon Musk
“Now think about the Universal Law. It reflects to you exactly and precisely what you put out. If your thought-forms say, "I haven't got a clue about what I want," the Universal Law is going to say, "Listen, mate, if you haven't got a clue, neither have I.” IfsThinkingWantFormLawHavensUniversalManifestationMatesClueUniversal Laws Book:The Trick to Money is Having Some Source: The Trick to Money is Having Some
“Actors spend a great deal of their time making films. And that doesn't mean that they're not educated. But we haven't gone to law school and we're not experts on policy. We're just people with a platform and an opinion. But that should never be enough, in my opinion, to be political.” PeopleShouldMeanEnoughSchoolFilmLawPoliticalActorsDealsOpinionGoneHavensPolicyEducatedExpertsPlatformsLaw School Author:Angelina Jolie
“I got a lot of mail from organizations concerned with bike safety. Then I got a couple from people who wanted my support for mandatory helmet laws. I can't support that. If you pass a law like that you'll do more harm than good, because you'll make people think they've done something about the problem when they haven't.” PeopleIfsThinkingI CanDoneProblemWantedLawSupportHavensCoupleConcernedOrganizationSafetyHarmMailBikeHelmet Author:Dave Barry
“My own take on the word "transgender" is that it's an umbrella term for anyone who breaks any rules, laws, guidelines or protocol of gender. So, to really be an ally, it's important that you recognize and embrace your own transgender nature. Really, I haven't met a single person who doesn't break some rule of gender. In other words, we will assimilate you. Resistance is futile.” PersonsImportantLawTermMy OwnBreakHavensMetsEmbraceGenderResistanceAlliesTransgenderUmbrellaSingle PersonGuidelinesProtocol Author:Kate Bornstein
“Seventy-six percent of the American people say we have a spiritual problem in our country. That's great, because now they understand the root of the problem is not that we haven't passed enough laws; rather, the root of the problem is in terms of our social value system.” PeopleCountryEnoughProblemSpiritualLawValuesSocialTermHavensSixPercentRootsOur CountrySeventiesValue SystemsSocial Values Author:Charles Colson
“I tried to talk to the graduates who haven't figured what they're going to do next. The kids who are heading in medical school or law school, they've got pretty much figured where they're headed in life. But there are so many kids out there, that are just going, they're still kids. They've always been promoted from grade to grade.” StillsKidsSchoolLawNextHavensMedicalGradesGraduatesHeadingsLaw SchoolMedical School Author:Chris Matthews
“I can't see a problem with imposing fines on drivers who violate traffic safety laws. The speed limit is the speed limit. A red light means stop. These things haven't changed since people got their driver's licenses.” PeopleMeanI CanProblemLightLawHavensChangedFineLimitsRedSafetySpeedDriversTrafficLicenseImposingRed LightsSpeed LimitsLicenses Author:Robert James Thomson