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William J. Brennan, Jr. Quotes

There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.

William J. Brennan, Jr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: judge
Nationality: american
Birth: April 25, 1906 - July 24, 1997

Topics

Attitude Only Attitudes Jobs

I got rid of Warlock's lightning bolt because... it was a real pain to draw.

Pain Real Lightning Got Because Rid

I have been able to sniff out a phony.

Jennifer Coolidge

Out Phony Been Able Sniff

I want to see someone like Bobby 'The Brain' jumping around in his weasel suit with the rhinestones. Guys who are animated like that make the best translation to TV and to videogames.

Best Brain Someone Want See Jumping

We can't just pop off and drop a bomb on North Korea and think everything's going to be OK. It just doesn't work like that. It's a complicated puzzle.

Work Puzzle Think Complicated Going

What do you do if you are asked to do a job, first by the Prime Minister, and then by the King? How can you refuse?

Lord Mountbatten

Job King You First Prime Refuse

In a relationship where finances are shared, it's important that both people know what's going on. If one spouse likes being the family accountant, it's fine for that person to take the lead, but the other spouse shouldn't be in the dark.

Family Relationship People Dark Know

I think we do have cyclic changes in weather, and I think that's been throughout the course of history.

History Weather Think Changes Been

The problem with taking venture capital is if you take $5m from someone, it may feel great; you may feel like they're validating your business model. But they're giving $5m out to 20 different people, hoping one of them will be a hit. They don't really care if it's you.

Business Great People Care Problem

I've never tried to be anything but me. Even with Slipknot, where it can almost feel like a roll sometimes, it's still a part of who I am. It's a very strong and passionate part of who I am, and I'm lucky enough to have an audience that is really open to what I do.

I Am Me Strong Feel Enough Lucky

As far as 'Jane Pittman,' I don't know that I could verbalize, to this day, what I felt once I got into that role. I did a tremendous amount of research. I need to feel as though I am in the person's skin.

Day I Am Research Feel Person Skin

I would rather fall flat on my face than try to just make a quick dollar by making music that fits into the radio format right now. It does nothing for me.

Ariel Rechtshaid

Music Me Face Fall Nothing Try

Unlike economics, whose sole preoccupation in our finance-obsessed era is the near-term profit motive, history offers a way to place our tiny lifespans in a narrative that spans dozens of generations - perhaps even reaching into a future where capitalism is no longer our dominant form of economic organization.

Future History Organization Economics

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