"Conservative political opinion in America cleaves to the tradition of the judge as passive interpreter, believing that his absolute loyalty to authoritative law is the price of his immunity from political pressure and of the security of his tenure."

-- Learned Hand

#Loyalty Quotes #Believe Quotes #Law Quotes

“She didn't quite know what the relationship was between lunatics and the moon, but it must be a strong one, if they used a word like that to describe the insane.”
“To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.”
“We can actually learn from our mistakes and we can actually learn to conditionally structure our activities.”
“Every woman needs to think about her career above everything. And I'll say it again...Kate [Siegel] is unemployed.”
“I would like to carve my novel in a piece of wood.”
“I've always had- how shall I say it? -the prize at the end. My whole life shows that.”
“God's grace and mercy are bigger than the biggest challenge we may face today and the worst decision we might make today.”
“It's made me realize that imperfect is perfectly comfortable to me. Whether it's a city or my apartment, I feel most at home when things are somewhat flawed.”

Source : Hoda Kotb (2011). “Hoda: How I Survived War Zones, Bad Hair, Cancer, and Kathie Lee”, p.118, Simon and Schuster

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