"When I used to teach civil procedure as a law professor, I would begin the year by telling my students that 'civil procedure is the etiquette of ritualized battle.' The phrase, which did not originate with me, captured the point that peaceful, developed societies resolve disputes by law rather than by force."

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Source : "International Men’s Day" by Anne-Marie Slaughter, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 8, 2011.

Anne-Marie Slaughter

#Years Quotes #Law Quotes #Peaceful Quotes

“Uncovering secrets is apocalyptic in the simple sense (the Greek root means â€˜an uncoveringâ€™). In this case, it lifts the shame covers. It allows articulation to enter where silence once ruled.”

Source : Lewis Hyde (2010). “Trickster Makes This World: Mischief, Myth and Art”, p.432, Macmillan
“You buy a Ferrari when you want to be somebody. You buy a Lamborghini when you are somebody.”
“A path is made by walking on it.”
“I was very influenced by movies; I was very influenced by a world that had a sense of dream.”
“It has always touched my heart to sense so deeply how much the Father loved His eldest son.”
“There are some artists that I'll always be cool with. We'll kick it and we'll check on each other from time to time. It's not always about number one records or gaining something off from being around me. I experienced all of those people that came into my life that vanished as soon as the rumor came out. They didn't even call to ask what was going on. Those that know me know that it's not true. Those people really broke my heart because they treated me differently. Just going from having everything to losing it all. I lost everything because of that.”
“When I look out in the future, I can't imagine a world, 500 years from now, where we don't have robots everywhere.”

Source : "Rodney Brooks: Robots will invade our lives". Prophetic talk, en.tiny.ted.com. 2003.
“My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness.”

Source : Maya Angelou (2014). “Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou”, p.71, Random House

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