"In my view, I did not get to the federal bench because I was a woman"

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Constance Baker Motley

#Views Quotes #Benches Quotes

“Different development itself runs the threat of making life shapeless.”
“Art in Nature is rhythmic and has a horror of constraint.”
“Do I think I'm under-educated? Academically, absolutely. I never took any exams, no O- or A-levels.”
“Objectivity does not exist. The word is a hypocrisy which is sustained by the lie that the truth stays in the middle. No, sir: Sometimes truth stays on one side only.”
“If we as a people realized the greatness from which we came we would be less likely to disrespect ourselves.”
“My name is tally youngblood and my mind is very ugly”
“In a peer network, no one is officially in charge. It doesn't have a command hierarchy. It doesn't have a boss. So, all the decisions are somehow made collectively. The control of the system is in the hands of everyone who is a part of it.”
“I think it's more important to try and make a good film than give a good performance.”

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