"In the United States we have a society pervaded from top to bottom by contempt for the law."

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Source : Barbara W. Tuchman (2011). “Practicing History: Selected Essays”, p.305, Random House

Barbara Tuchman

#Law Quotes #United States Quotes #Contempt Quotes

“Every star has that certain something that stands out and compels us to notice them.”
“If you knew the true value of yourself, you will never allow yourself to be humiliated by committing sins.”
“Just like the bright sun, I am a radiant being. Others feel safe and warm in my presence.”
“No drama, however great, is entirely independent of the stage on which it is given.”
“Persecutors, like Victims, act out of fear. The may seem fearless, but actually Persecutors are almost always former Victims.”
“How wonderful, how very wonderful the operations of time, and the changes of the human mind!”
“If you are not a skater, you probably can't imagine what I mean. I could try to tell you by saying it's a feeling of ice miles running under your blades, the wind splitting open to let you through, the earth whirling around you.It's a sense of power, of command over distance and gravity, and an illusion of no longer having to move because movement is carrying you.”

Source : Sonja Henie (1940). “Wings on my feet”
“If you fill your time as a director talking about lights and technique with the crew then it's frightening for the actors to be left alone. Somebody has to keep them safe from the mess that is the machinery.”

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