Jed S. Rakoff Quotes

An application of judicial power that does not rest on facts is worse than mindless, it is inherently dangerous. If its deployment does not rest on facts - cold, hard, solid facts, established either by admissions or by trials - it serves no lawful or moral purpose and is simply an engine of oppression.

Jed S. Rakoff

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: judge
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 1, 1943

Topics

PowerPurposeColdRestFactsMoral

Who do I like? I am a big fan of French and Saunders - not that that they are particularly stand-up I have to say, but I think they have been great for women and they are of themselves just incredibly funny whether they are male or female.

Jo Brand

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My first professional job was a Pete Bowker series for ITV called 'Monroe.' I played a Junior Cardiac Surgeon called Mullery.

Andrew Gower

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The demand for beef in Canada remains strong because I think people in America, in North America, know that we have a very strong food safety system and that our food is safe to eat.

Ann Veneman

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We are Disney, in a sense. When you've been there for 20 years, there's a certain heart and soul to one of those films, and you inhabit that to a certain degree. So if it feels true to you, then your audience will hopefully go for it.

Roy Conli

HeartSoulYouGoTrueGo For It

Who doesn't love a makeover? Even my husband watches 'What Not To Wear.'

Mary Doria Russell

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My first playpen was a cardboard box.

Michael Lee-Chin

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The Clinton years were not an economic Nirvana; as chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers during part of this time, I'm all too aware of mistakes and lost opportunities.

Joseph Stiglitz

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I do what I can to make young people understand that drugs can destroy their lives. I'm the perfect example of what people can accomplish when they have regained a sane body and spirit.

Don Johnson

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You're always being cast for what you've been in last.

Christoph Waltz

YouAlwaysBeingLastBeenCast

It is impossible for us to understand the Church if we regard her as subject to the limitations of human culture. For she is essentially a supernatural organism which transcends human cultures and transforms them to her own ends.

Christopher Dawson

CultureImpossibleChurchUnderstand

That's the trouble with the suburbs: it's not a city, so you're not anonymous, and it's not a small town, so that people really care about you, but everybody kind of knows each other's business, so you're very judged.

Anne-Marie Duff

BusinessPeopleCitySmallCareYou

I love the kind of work I am bringing to the table.

Ali Fazal

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