Harry A. Blackmun Quotes

Who is to say that 5 men 10 years ago were right whereas 5 men looking the other direction today are wrong.

Harry A. Blackmun

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: judge
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 12, 1908 - March 4, 1999

Topics

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Who owns the NY Post? 20th Century Fox. Talk about vertical integration.

Joe Pantoliano

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In a good play every speech should be as fully flavored as a nut or apple.

John Millington Synge

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A tragedy need not have blood and death; it's enough that it all be filled with that majestic sadness that is the pleasure of tragedy.

Jean Racine

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My life is God's life in me for Him to do with what He wants.

Stephen Baldwin

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I'm almost exclusively interested in what happens behind closed doors, between people. The removal of their public face.

Steven Shainberg

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A successful economic development strategy must focus on improving the skills of the area's workforce, reducing the cost of doing business and making available the resources business needs to compete and thrive in today's global economy.

Rod Blagojevich

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One day I discovered that one could get the barrier to internal rotation in ethane approximately right using this method. This was the beginning of my work on organic molecules.

Roald Hoffmann

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In 1999, I had my back against the wall, and WWE had a ghostwriter working on an autobiography for me. He was halfway through, and it was awful, just boring. I took over as a way of trying to fix things, as I thought I could probably do a better job.

Mick Foley

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I've always dreamed that George Lucas would call me one day and ask me to be in one of the 'Star Wars' films.

Ming-Na Wen

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I came through folk music simply because it was easy to get into it.

Joni Mitchell

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It is my greatest joy to live a really good part, even though it imposes great strain. An artist is tired but proud when he has created a great work of art. So it is with the actor who really lives a great role and is proud of the part he played.

Conrad Veidt

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Working hard to fulfill a dream or instinct and learning over time it doesn't work, doesn't mean a career is over and a reputation killed. When a reputation is killed, it's when failure comes as a result of loss of integrity or judgement... breaking of laws.

Bob Iger

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