Stephen Breyer Quotes

You will read in the newspaper more often about federal courts, but the law that affects people, the trials that affect human beings are by and large in the state courts.

Stephen Breyer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: judge
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 15, 1938

Topics

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While they are kids, my children must do as I say.

Andrea Bocelli

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People come into McDonald's two to three times a month - to extrapolate that to the cause of obesity is a real stretch.

Steve Easterbrook

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Adult novels are as ephemeral as newspapers. Children's books stay in print for decades.

Sid Fleischman

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Let me state what the official IPCC prediction is: Sea levels could go up as much as three-quarters of a meter in this century, but there is a reasonable probability it could be much higher than that.

Steven Chu

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Two years ago, of course, I was just a rookie and listened to everybody. In a way I am still a rookie. I'm only 23 and I'll be surrounded by great players who have played in a lot more Ryder Cups than myself. But the rankings say I am the best player at the moment and so that brings a responsibility.

Rory McIlroy

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I fear that there are too many priesthood bearers who have done little or nothing to develop their ability to access the powers of Heaven.

Russell M. Nelson

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I saw 'The Empire Strikes Back' the week that it came out. My father was a huge 'Star Wars' fan. And so when it came out, my dad took me.

Donald Faison

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I argued strongly to the American publisher that 'Reality Hunger' should come out first. They thought that 'The Thing About Life' would have more appeal because it's on a broader topic; it's about mortality rather than art.

David Shields

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The physical effort of reading drains some of the pleasure I might take from whatever I'm reading.

Brian Grazer

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My life has been about big changes.

Brad Pitt

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I think my motto is to always remain focused on what it is that you're trying to accomplish.

Ashanti

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Women are not making it to the top of any profession in the world. But when I say, 'The blunt truth is that men run the world,' people say, 'Really?' That, to me, is the problem.

Sheryl Sandberg

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