“My first job was in sixth grade, sweeping the clay tennis courts at the yacht club near my house, which I was not a member of. Always had to pay my own rent. But I don't really have any concept of how money works. I don't know how much things cost. Like a BMW. Or a quart of milk. It's embarrassing.” KnowsFirstsJobsHouseMy OwnPayKnow HowCostMembersConceptsCourtClubsTennisGradesMilkEmbarrassingClaySweepingYachtSixth GradeBmwTennis Courts Author:Chloe Sevigny
“Justice White's conclusion is perhaps correct, if one assumes that the task of a court of law is to plumb the intent of the particular Congress that enacted a particular provision. That methodology is not mine nor, I think, the one that courts have traditionally followed. It is our task, as I see it, not to enter the minds of the Members of Congress - who need have nothing in mind in order for their votes to be both lawful and effective - but rather to give fair and reasonable meaning to the text of the United States Code, adopted by various Congresses at various times.” IfsThinkingNeedsGivingMindStatesLawOrderJusticeWhiteUnitedUnited StatesMinesParticularMembersFairsTasksVoteCourtAssumingCongressVariousConclusionCodeReasonableAdoptedProvisionMethodology Author:Antonin Scalia
“He (King Philip) wanted as many Greeks as possible to take part in the festivities in honour of the gods, and so planned brilliant musical contests and lavish banquets for his friends and guests. Out of all Greece he summoned his personal guest-friends and ordered the members of his court to bring along as many as they could of their acquaintances from abroad.” WantedKingsMembersCourtMusicalBrilliantGreekHonourGuestsContestsGreeceAcquaintancePhilipBanquetsFestivities Author:Diodorus Siculus
“being a member of the court is a lot like walking through fresh concrete. Do you remember doing that as a child and leaving a footprint and it hardens after you? I'm afraid that's what we do and we look back and we see those opinions we've written and they've sort of hardened after us.” LooksChildrenRememberLawOpinionWrittenWalkingMembersCourtLeavingConcreteFootprintHardened Author:Sandra Day O'Connor
“Who are beneficiaries of the Court's protection? Members of various minorities including criminals, atheists, homosexuals, flag burners, illegal immigrants (including terrorists), convicts, and pornographers.” ReligionMembersCourtIncludingAtheistVariousProtectionCriminalsTerroristMinoritiesImmigrantsIllegalFlagsHomosexualIllegal ImmigrantsConvictsBeneficiaries Author:Pat Buchanan
“The monument serves to remind the appellate courts and judges of the circuit and district courts of this state and members of the bar who appear before them as well as the people of Alabama who visit the Alabama Judicial Building of the truth stated in the preamble of the Alabama Constitution, that in order to establish justice we must invoke the favor and guidance of Almighty God.” PeopleWellsStatesOrderJusticeBuildingJudgingMembersConstitutionCourtScaryFavorsBarsGuidanceAlmightyMonumentJudicialCircuitsAlabamaAlmighty GodInvokePreamble Author:Roy Moore
“We live amid falling taboos. In our crowded little hour of history we have seen how the prejudice of religion no longer can bar the way to the White House. Some of you may live to see the day when the prejudice of sex no longer places the Presidency beyond the reach of a greatly gifted American lady. Long before them, I hope you will see a woman member of the Supreme Court of the United States. In Congress and in our State Legislatures we need more women to bring their sensitive experience to the shaping of our decisions.” WayNeedsMayLittlesLongStatesFallHousePoliticsSexWomenHoursWhiteDecisionUnitedUnited StatesMembersPrejudiceCourtCongressSupremeBarsSensitiveWhite HouseGiftedPresidencySupreme CourtCrowdedTabooLegislatureState Legislatures Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“Surely people can now see that it is no accident that he, Obama, sat at the feet of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright for 20 years, that he is mother was a leftist activist and cultural Marxist, that his main early mentor was radical Frank Marshall Davis, that he was a member of the far-left New Party in Chicago, that his main vocation in life has been street organizing and agitation and that he didn't think the revolutionarily, transformative Warren court was liberal enough.” PeopleThinkingYearsHas BeensEnoughMotherLeftPartyFeetStreetsMembersCourtAccidentsRadicalSatActivistChicagoFrankMentorVocationMarxistAgitationLeftistsJeremiah Author:David Limbaugh
“Free speech has been used by the Supreme Court to give immense power to the wealthiest members of our society.” GivingHas BeensUsedSpeechMembersCourtSupremeOur SocietyImmenseFree SpeechSupreme Court Author:Noam Chomsky
“I'm always keeping an eye on the court. Also, when the members of Congress came to his office during the budget debacle of a year and a half back and said, "We want to de-fund Planned Parenthood," he said, "Not going to happen." Those apparently were more or less his exact words.” WantYearsSaidHappensEyeHalfMembersOfficeCourtCongressBudgetsFundParenthoodPlanned ParenthoodDebacles Author:Anna Quindlen
“Judge [Samuel] Alito should see criticism as a badge of honor worn by many past and present members of the Court.” ShouldPastJudgingHonorMembersCriticismCourtWornBadgesPast And Present Author:Chuck Grassley
“You have to answer the question, like it or not. And the questions deserve a valid legal response, even if the response isn't one that will be easily understood. You have an obligation as a member of the court to do what you are bound to do under federal law, even if it isn't an attractive resolution from a public standpoint.” IfsLawAnswersMembersUnderstoodDeserveCourtResponseBoundsObligationAttractiveResolutionStandpoint Author:Sandra Day O'Connor
“We need people who will strictly interpret the law and not be promoting an agenda, as is the danger right now with some members of the Supreme Court.” PeopleNeedsLawDangerRight NowMembersCourtSupremeAgendasSupreme CourtPromoting Author:Greg Laurie
“The members of the court were just delighted to have a ninth member - male or female. They were all kind and welcoming.” KindMembersFemaleCourtMalesWelcomeAll KindsDelighted Author:Sandra Day O'Connor
“I have ventured to write more intimately about my personal life than is customary for a member of the Supreme Court, and with that candor comes a measure of vulnerability.” WritingMembersCourtSupremeVulnerabilityPersonal LifeSupreme CourtCandor Book:My Beloved World Source: My Beloved World
“Not only would I never want to belong to any club that would have me for a member--if elected I would wear street shoes onto the squash court and set fire to the ballroom curtains.” IfsWantFireStreetsMembersCourtShoesClubsCurtainsSquashBallroom Book:Wonder Boys Source: Wonder Boys