Elena Kagan Quotes

It's not that there are no masters, but that there are many. And the job of the solicitor general is to balance those masters and to accommodate them all, each in their proper places, wisely and well and in so doing to represent the people of the United States.

Elena Kagan

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: judge
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 28, 1960

Topics

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I want no presidency; I want to do my duty. No denunciations here, or out of this House, can deflect me a single inch from going directly at what I aim, and that is, the good of the country. I have always acted upon it, and I will always act upon it.

John C. Calhoun

GoodMeHouseCountryWantDuty

Ours is a country where anything can be accomplished if enough people get angry... because, in America, we act on our collective anger.

Andrew Vachss

AngerAngryPeopleAmericaEnough

If the Barbarians are destroyed, who will we then be able to blame for the bad things?

Angela Carter

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The problem with all-or-nothing thinking is that it stops people even taking the first steps. The thought of never having pepperoni pizza again somehow turns into an excuse to keep ordering it every week.

Michael Greger

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Looking inward and understanding where you made mistakes in the past helps you set up for change.

Steve Ells

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I had stopped going to church the moment I joined the Regiment. No more could my mother nag me into God's presence.

Spike Milligan

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The idea that anybody might be allowed to use their common sense when clearly no harm is being done is part of history now.

Tom Stoppard

HistoryCommon SenseDoneNowSense

I'd most prefer to be a free agent and fight up to six times a year, but that is unlikely.

Mirko Cro Cop

FightFreeYearUpSixMost

You kind of grow up and evolve in everything you do.

Luis Fonsi

GrowYouKindGrow UpEverythingUp

Sometimes it takes a while to find that perfect balance between knowing who you are, what your sound is, and building the right team to make that happen. Once it all really comes together and it makes sense, both for the audience and your fans, there's no stopping you.

Judith Hill

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Starbucks goes to a great effort, and pays twice as much for its coffee as its competitors do, and is very careful to help coffee producers in developing countries grow coffee without pesticides and in ways that preserve forest structure.

Jared Diamond

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Coming out of Dallas and doing commercial work in Dallas - if you had improv background in Dallas, then you were instantly shot to the top of the list of commercial bookings because they loved improvisers because you could elevate the material.

Allison Tolman

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