Home
Topics
Authors
:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

William J. Brennan, Jr. Quotes

If the right to privacy means anything, it is the right of the individual, married or single, to be free from unwarranted governmental intrusion.

William J. Brennan, Jr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Free Privacy Right Single Anything

Right now, my career is in three directions: as a performer, as an arranger, as an author - and I don't give any one of them true precedent, or true top marks, as opposed to the other two.

Career Now Three True Top Right

Leaders lead. They don't divide; they don't create a climate that is poisonous.

Create Lead Divide Leaders Climate

Human beings never think for themselves; they find it too uncomfortable. For the most part, members of our species simply repeat what they are told - and become upset if they are exposed to any different view.

Michael Crichton

Think View Uncomfortable Find Become

What a country calls its vital... interests are not things that help its people live, but things that help it make war.

Live War People Help Country Things

The 'Beavis and Butt-head' movie was just a movie-length version of the TV show.

Show Just TV Show TV Movie Version

I didn't grow up with my Kenyan family. I grew up in a small, conservative suburb of Chicago.

Family Small Grow Chicago Grow Up

No, don't learn at karate schools. They overcharge you for karate uniforms. They make you pay, like, fifty or seventy-five bucks just for a karate uniform, and you don't wear a uniform in everyday life, so why train in one? Most fights take place outdoors, not inside with perfect lighting and mats.

Judah Friedlander

Life Outdoors Learn You Perfect Why

Our culture is just a series of checks and balances. The whole idea that we're in a battle between tyranny and freedom - it's a series of pendulum swings.

Freedom Culture Battle Tyranny Whole

We're all just a bunch of sinners, but we do the best we can.

Best Just Sinners Bunch

In the Confederate Army, an officer was judged by stark courage alone, and this made it possible for the Confederacy to live four years.

Live Courage Alone History Possible

It was considered that you were stepping down by doing television. I almost turned Cybill down because I so wanted to remain a theater actress.

Christine Baranski

Doing You Television Down Stepping

We have to end Citizens United, and we have to do it united as a people. If we don't do it, our system is going to be further corrupted.

People End System United Going Our

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by William J. Brennan, Jr.