"Why I find Louis Brandeis so exciting and inspiring because he's teaching us - good legal writing is not a matter of taste, it's a matter of connection with fellow citizens and of democratic education."

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Source : Source: www.slate.com

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“He knows not how to speak who cannot be silent; still less how to act with vigor and decision. Who hastens to the end is silent; loudness is impotence.”
“I want to try to make big films that hopefully connect with people.”
“With the development of the Christian Lacroix house in Paris and my work notably for the theater, it wasn't serious doing things by half.”
“The sky was yellow and the sun was blue...”
“Your body is the ground and metaphor of your life, the expression of your existence. It is your Bible, your encyclopedia, your life story. Everything that happens to you is stored and reflected in your body. In the marriage of flesh and spirit divorce is impossible.”
“Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.”

Source : "George Foreman Has Wisdom, Faith Lessons To Share". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. January 6, 2010.
“Donâ€™t let yourself be. Find something new to try, something to change. Count how often it succeeds and how often it doesnâ€™t. Write about it. Ask a patient or a colleague what they think about it. See if you can keep the conversation going.”
“The trouble with asking questions is you sometimes get answers you don't wanna hear.”

Source : Nikki Sixx (2007). “The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star”, p.176, Simon and Schuster

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