Benjamin Wittes Quotes

The idea that the president doesn't interfere in law-enforcement investigative matters is one of our deep normative expectations of the modern presidency. But it is not a matter of law. Legally, if the president of the United States wants to direct the specific conduct of investigations, that is his constitutional prerogative.

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I do get scared of the dentist, so a drive-through dentist might make me feel more at home. If I got to stay in my car.

Jessica Pare

HomeCarMeFeelMoreScared

If I can't act, I would go to college and maybe be a veterinarian.

Megan Charpentier

CollegeGoActVeterinarianWould

Never revisit the past, that's dangerous. You know, move on.

Robert Redford

PastYouDangerousMove OnKnow

You don't really know a song until you play it live.

Robert Smith

LiveSongYouPlayKnowUntil

I always place myself as the archetypal Cure fan. I'm the wrong age, but I still think that if I like anything particularly, our fans will.

Robert Smith

AgeMyselfThinkWrongPlaceWill

My father thought of America as the last best hope for humanity. He believed we had a historical mission to be a paragon to the rest of the world, to be about what human beings can accomplish if they work together and maintain their focus.

Robert Kennedy, Jr.

WorkFatherHopeBestFocusWorld

The college stations have a big voice, and I would like to become more involved with them. I would like to have symposiums with the members of various college radio stations.

Angie Stone

CollegeVoiceBecomeMoreRadioBig

Not all lucid dreams are useful but they all have a sense of wonder about them. If you must sleep through a third of your life, why should you sleep through your dreams, too?

Stephen LaBerge

LifeDreamsYour DreamsSleepYou

I have so much respect for the genre of country music and for all the greats that have been a part of it. I'm a country singer, I'm a country fan, and I'm a student of country music.

Dierks Bentley

MusicRespectCountryStudentSinger

And as far as actors go, Peter Sellers is my all-time favorite.

Demetri Martin

GoFavoriteFarPeterAs Far As

Whenever anyone sends me a link to a band, saying, 'These guys sound exactly like Soundgarden,' it's always some super simple sludge riff with a singer that sings high and screechy. And it's really awful.

Chris Cornell

SimpleMeSayingSoundSingerHigh

Even though people think I am more of a conceptual artist, I am actually very intuitive. For me, it is still a matter of allowing things to naturally rise to the top of my mental pile, and then I make them.

Cornelia Parker

I AmPeopleMeThinkArtistRise

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