Floyd Abrams Quotes

It just seems to be a human trait to want to protect the speech of people with whom we agree. For the First Amendment, that is not good enough. So it is really important that we protect First Amendment rights of people no matter what side of the line they are on.

Floyd Abrams

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GoodPeopleNot Good EnoughEnough

Making duplicate copies and computer printouts of things no one wanted even one of in the first place is giving America a new sense of purpose.

Andy Rooney

TechnologyPurposeGivingAmerica

I never saw myself going to college. Even when I was looking at different schools, I was like, this really isn't right.

Amanda Seyfried

MyselfCollegeLookingNeverRight

I look eight years older than everybody.

Stanley Elkin

LookYearsOlderEightThan

People are salaried for the work they do, not the specific hours they sit at their desks. When you ding salaried employees for showing up five minutes late even though they routinely stay late and put in time on the weekend, you send the message that policies take precedence over performance.

Travis Bradberry

WorkTimePeoplePerformanceWeekend

As America prepared for war in 1941, discrimination largely shut black Americans out of job opportunities in the growing defense industry.

Tom Perez

JobWarOpportunitiesBlackAmerica

There is no such thing as a value trap. There are investing mistakes.

Mohnish Pabrai

MistakesValueInvestingTrapThing

I don't see any harm in working, getting out there, and practicing.

Lucas Till

SeeOutPracticingWorkingHarmAny

I just find that the harder you work and the more effort you put into yourself, the better you'll be.

Jason Schwartzman

WorkYourselfEffortBetterYouPut

Words are capable of making experience more vivid, and also of organizing it. They can scare us, and they can comfort us.

Jonathan Safran Foer

ExperienceWordsOrganizingComfort

I really want to do everything I can to try to win a game or win on a play. You get fiery; you get chippy out there, but a lot of respect, I never have anybody, like, talk trash in my career in the league, or I don't talk trash. I think guys respect the fact that I'm coming.

Jon Beason

RespectWinGameThinkYouCareer

When the world is in the midst of change, when adversity and opportunity are almost indistinguishable, this is the time for visionary leadership and when leaders need to look beyond the survival needs of those they're serving.

Chip Conley

LeadershipChangeAdversityTime

What is the real purpose behind the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus? They seem like greater steps toward faith and imagination, each with a payoff. Like cognitive training exercises.

Chuck Palahniuk

FaithImaginationPurposeTraining

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