"Government cannot make us equal; it can only recognize, respect, and protect us as equal before the law. That [affirmative action] programs may have been motivated, in part, by good intentions cannot provide refuge from the principle that under our Constitution, the government may not make distinctions on the basis of race."

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Source : Concurring in Adarand v. Pena, 515 U.S. 200, 1995.

Clarence Thomas

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“We face an essential need to reach a definition of terrorism that will enjoy wide international agreement, thus enabling international operations against terrorist organizations.”
“Acting is like sex. You should just do it and not talk about it.”
“My ambition is to enjoy my life and to do exactly what I want to do. And I'll do that. I will be free.”
“But I finally concluded that it is an inalienable right of lovers everywhere to become temporarily worthless to the world, it may even be their duty.”

Source : David James Duncan (2010). “The Brothers K”, p.516, Dial Press
“I never really paid attention to sales until the second record.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“For me I feel close to the Savior when I can do in a small way for someone else, what He would do if He were there. In a way, that's what being an instrument in all about . . . to make it possible for His love to reach more of His children.”
“It takes a person of great care and insight to watch for any abnormality in the green grass even while it grows abundantly and healthily.”

Source : "A Personal Matter". Book by Kenzaburo Oe, 1964.
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