"The profession of the law of which he [a judge] is a part is charged with the articulation and final incidence of the successive efforts towards justice; it must feel the circulation of the communal blood or it will wither and drop off, a useless member."

-- Learned Hand

#Blood Quotes #Law Quotes #Justice Quotes

“I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.”

Source : My Little Chickadee (motion picture) (1940) See Balzac 1; Clementina Graham 1; Wilde 25; Wilde 53
“We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.”
“Our public schools began as ministries of the church; now it is time to return them to the Lord.”
“It's very nice to be able to be who you are.”
“The artist... standing in the position of mediator between the world of his experience and the world of his dreams - 'a mediator, consequently gifted with twin faculties, a selective faculty and a reproductive faculty.' To equate these faculties was the secret of artistic success.”
“Life is like a giant smorgasbord of more delicious alternatives than you can ever hope to taste. So you have to reject having some things you want in order to get other things you want more.”
“Why don't you make a contibution to my sanity, and do the one thing you never seem to be able to do... SHUT UP!!!”
“I think fear is unavoidable and that, when recognized and embraced, its something that can work for you - especially in the audition room.”

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