"There is no surer way to misread any document than to read it literally. ... As nearly as we can, we must put ourselves in the place of those who uttered the words, and try to divine how they would have dealt with the unforeseen situation; and, although their words are by far the most decisive evidence of what they would have done, they are by no means final."

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Source : "Giuseppe v. Walling". Judicial opinion, 1944.

Learned Hand

#Mean Quotes #Trying Quotes #Finals Quotes

“The problem is that censors create the concept of obscenity. By supposedly trying to protect us they form an absurd concept of what is obscene.”

Source : "The joy of sex" by Libby Brooks, www.theguardian.com. November 22, 2001.
“We need to stop, and admit it: we have a prediction problem. We love to predict thingsâ€”and we arenâ€™t very good at it.”

Source : Nate Silver (2012). “The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don't”, p.19, Penguin
“One is least sure of one's self, sometimes, when one is most positive.”
“The materials shape your idea.”
“Some women are naturally thin. But there needs to be an appreciation for a variety of types of women because we don't all come in one package. We're not pre-destined to all be a size six.”
“Fear, true fear, is a savage frenzy. Of all the insanities of which we are capable, it is surely the cruelest. There is naught to equal its drive, and naught can survive its thrust.”
“A boy in love is not mainly a calf but a poet.”
“A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities.”

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