"I think that the legitimacy of the court would be undermined in any case if the court made a decision based on its perception of public opinion."

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Source : U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Judge Samuel Alito's Nomination to the Supreme Court, www.washingtonpost.com. January 10, 2006.

Samuel Alito

#Thinking Quotes #Decision Quotes #Perception Quotes

“Nothing good comes out of depression.”
“Baby I'm a fool who thinks it's cool to fall in love”
“There shall be no slave in your home, male or female: Least of all the mother of your son.”
“I wonder whether there is such a thing as a sense of individuality. Is it all a facade, covering a deep need to belong? Are we simply pack animals desperately trying to pretend we are not?”

Source : Rabih Alameddine (2002). “I, The Divine: A Novel in First Chapters”, p.232, W. W. Norton & Company
“Fear is what makes you come alive, the lure of the unknown - can I do this? - thats where the growth comes from, the pain. I dont remember the running effortlessly; I remember the hard times; adversity breathes transformation.”
“I call them the Sons of Anarchy Muhammad WilkerSON, Damon HarriSON, Sheldon RichardSON”
“It's about the music, it's not about just showing people what you can do with a piece of wood with strings on it”
“I don't think talent has anything to do with inspiration. Inspiration creates talent. People prioritize innate talent too much. It gives them license to walk around and act like assholes. I think I straddle a line between being innately talented and having had to put in some work. You ever go to a party where there are a lot of creative people and they feel like they have license to just act any kind of way? I'm not really a moral person myself, but they just tend to never ever be sincere because they believe their art or the fact that they are artists makes them holy in some way.”

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