Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Quotes

I think that we should be eternally vigilant against attempts to check the expression of opinions that we loathe and believe to be fraught with death, unless they so imminently threaten immediate interference with the lawful and pressing purposes of the law that an immediate check is required to save the country.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: judge
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 8, 1841 - March 6, 1935

Topics

DeathLawBelieveThinkOpinions

I've been performing on stage since I was six years old.

Jewel

OldYearsStageBeenSixPerforming

I always considered trying to make a living playing music. But it was always really clear to me, at the various stages in my life, that it really wasn't a possibility unless some phenomenal thing happened.

Tracy Chapman

LifeMusicMeMy LifeTryingLiving

Every day of my life is a dream goal.

Tony Rock

LifeDayMy LifeLife Is AGoal

I sometimes feel like I'm caught in a vise. Some people feel like I'm some kind of hero. Others hate me.

Rodney King

HeroHatePeopleMeFeelSometimes

Other black and white films have also been released in colour, but 'Hum Dono' is better than all of them. When you watch 'Hum Dono Rangeen,' you will feel as though it was shot in colour; you won't feel that I have got the reels painted by brush.

Dev Anand

Black And WhiteBlackBetterYou

I've learnt that I've had the best results from just trying to be me, trying to make a movie or TV show I want to see or write a script I want to read, and that's really all I can offer - being authentic.

Dax Shepard

BestMeTryingResultsI CanWant

Given the fact that we are in a capitalist society, we still do not want to overlook not only what a corporation produces and its profitability but also how it impacts the environment, touches human life and whether it protects or undermines the dignity of the human person.

Dean Smith

LifeSocietyEnvironmentPersonWant

If Trump wins, I think the whole thing is going to blow up, and we're going to start over, and that's always a good thing to do.

Bob Weir

GoodStartThinkAlwaysOverUp

I used to love to untangle chains when I was a child. I had thin, busy fingers, and I never gave up. Perhaps there was a psychiatric component to my concentration but like much of my psychic damage, this worked to everyone's advantage.

Anne Lamott

LoveChildBusyChainsNeverUp

My mom has beautiful eyes, and I inherited a lot of her rituals, accentuating eyes.

Allison Williams

BeautifulEyesMomHerRitualsLot

Editing is such a voyeuristic treat for me. I land on a theme and ask authors to pen works that fit the topic.

Alison Tyler

MeTreatPenEditingLandAsk

People keep speculating about my personal life because I am evasive about it.

Priyanka Chopra

LifeI AmPeoplePersonalKeepAm

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