"People have got to make their best calls in what they think about a case when they're covering it. But I do think the lesson there, and I guess stating the obvious, that oral argument can as often send a false signal as an accurate signal about where the thing is going."

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Source : "Farewell to the General". "Amicus" with Dahlia Lithwick, www.slate.com. June 28, 2016.

Donald Verrilli Jr.

#Thinking Quotes #People Quotes #Covering Quotes

“I was born in New Orleans, but I grew up in Hawaii. That was a paradise. That's a paradise I keep inside of me all the time. It's funny, I don't really write too much in poetry about Hawaii, but I published a book of stories a couple of years ago.”
“Acting is a challenge at times. I mean, when you have scenes where you're jumping into a mascot bear to travel back in time, and you try to make that seem real. For me, I'm a person that has a pretty wild imagination, just kind of letting that run wild and sort of just doing the best you can to not feel stupid.”
“We are not intimidated by the size of the armies, or the type of hardware the US has brought.”
“NBA games are exciting to watch and have global appeal. They are very popular in China. I do watch NBA games on television when I have time.”
“Soon the child learns that there are strangers, and ceases to be a child.”

Source : Max Muller (1912). “Memories”
“Here is a pretty good rule of thumb for Democratic Presidents: if it didn't work for Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won four terms and a World War, it probably won't work for you either.”
“It's easy for me to get along with chess players. Even though we are all very different, we have chess in common.”
“Only one thing is necessary in your anguish: bear everything with resignation to the Divine Will; for this will help you to attain your eternal salvation. Hope with a lively faith and you will receive everything from Almighty God.”

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