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William Bratton Quotes

Stop-and-frisk is not something that you can stop. It is an absolutely basic tool of American policing. It would be like asking a doctor to give an examination to you without using his stethoscope.

William Bratton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: public
Nationality: american
Birth: October 6, 1947

Topics

Doctor American You Stop Asking

In space-flight terms, six landings on the moon back in the Sixties and Seventies doesn't mean much.

Jim Lovell

Moon Back Mean Sixties Seventies

'Star Wars' is mythology. It's like Greek mythology or Shakespeare. It's the story of good versus evil over a very long span of time. The storytelling is universal and timeless.

Michael Franti

Good Time Evil Story Long Over

Democratic constitutions do allow some suspension of rights in states of emergency. Thus rights are not always trumps. But neither is necessity. Even in times of real danger, political authorities have to prove the case that abridgments of rights are justified.

Michael Ignatieff

Political Prove Real Emergency Even

The classic rule of thumb is that if you are an intellectual ideological magazine, you do better in opposition than you do if your views are reflected by people in power.

John Podhoretz

Power People Better You Intellectual

I went to four different proms in high school. I was addicted to the whole ballroom thing.

Amanda Seyfried

School High School High Different

The NCAA has to establish their own rules and enforce their own rules.

Roger Goodell

Rules NCAA Own Establish Enforce

Usually I spend my holidays with my family.

Mike Shinoda

Family Holidays Spend

As a kid, falling was embarrassing. As I got older, I got used to falling and picking myself back up. There's not a sense of failure. It's of disappointment. You train so hard to not make mistakes. When you do, you're learning from that. How do I improve? How do I get better for the next time? Through every failure, there's something to be learned.

Michelle Kwan

Learning Failure Time Myself Better

If you look at anyone at the top of their profession, there has to be something a little bit different. You have to be driven, cold, hard and mentally tough as iron.

Michael Owen

Cold Tough You Look Top Hard

Fairfax was incredibly important to the shaping of the country.

Dougray Scott

Country Important Shaping Incredibly

I studied photography in high school, and straight away, I knew it was something I was interested in.

Brooklyn Beckham

School High School Photography High

I'm very conscious of the luck I've had. It's important to have this in your mind and remember it.

Astrid Berges-Frisbey

Mind Luck Remember Important Your