In terms of my work with Nike, obviously signing Michael Jordan to a $500,000 contract in 1984 set a new precedent for… — Sonny Vaccaro Copy Share Image
As the first of every thing, in our situation will serve to establish a Precedent, it is devoutly wished on my part,… — George Washington Copy Share Image
The only thing that can be safely predicted is that sometime soon your organization will be challenged to change in ways for… — Gary Hamel Copy Share Image
Today it is not nearly enough to be a saint, but we must have the saintliness demanded by the present moment, a… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
When you raise issues with the President, try to come away with both that decision and also a precedent. Pose issues so… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
In 'Bush v. Gore,' five justices had a partisan outcome in mind and then made up the judicial principle to justify it,… — Marvin Ammori Copy Share Image
“Bush violated FISA [...] because he wanted to violate the law in order to establish the general 'principle' that he was not… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
I shall always be consistent and never change my ways so long as I am in my senses; but for the sake… — Tiberius Copy Share Image
The scheme, my dear Marqs. which you propose as a precedent, to encourage the emancipation of the black people of this Country… — George Washington Copy Share Image
As an architect, I try to be guided not by habit but by a conscious sense of the past-by precedent, thoughtfully considered...As… — Robert Venturi Copy Share Image
Even if Zuma was to develop the authoritarian impulses of a Mugabe, he would be checked—not least by his own party, which… — Mark Gevisser Copy Share Image
People should always be wary of that because the precedent is set. And it's so much easier to build on a foundation… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
... the precedents for feminine self-expression run back through all the ages since the art of writing was invented. ... The era… — Mary Ritter Beard Copy Share Image
When I went to law school, which after all was back in the dark ages, we never looked beyond our borders for… — Sandra Day O'Connor Copy Share Image
I think didactic art is boring. I mean, I love it in terms of, like, some of the historical precedents that I've… — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
The United States have adventured upon a great and noble experiment, which is believed to have been hazarded in the absence of… — John Tyler Copy Share Image
A CAUSE is an object precedent and contiguous to another, and so united with it that the idea of the one determines… — David Hume Copy Share Image
I think that presidents don't give up power that has accrued to them by the precedent of previous presidents. Even when they… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
Clouds of a different sort signal an environmental holocaust without precedent. Once again, world leaders waffle, hoping the danger will dissipate. Yet… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
A hundred thousand men were led By one calf near three centuries dead; They followed still his crooked way And lost a… — Sam Walter Foss Copy Share Image
The American Civil Liberties Union, has helped neutralize the Judeo-Christian underpinnings of our legal system by seeking new legal precedents. — Bill Bright Copy Share Image
In their capacity as a tool, computers will be but a ripple on the surface of our culture. In their capacity as… — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
Precedents are the disgrace of legislation. They are not wanted to justify right measures, are absolutely insufficient to excuse wrong ones. They… — Laurence Sterne Copy Share Image
Paul believed, in fact, that Jesus had gone through death and out the other side. Jesus had gone into a new mode… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The position of First Lady has no rules, just precedent, so its evolution has been at a virtual standstill for years. If… — Paula Poundstone Copy Share Image
The Crucifixion and other historical precedents notwithstanding, many of us still believe that outstanding goodness is a kind of armor, that virtue,… — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
What has once been settled by a precedent will not be unsettled overnight, for certainty and uniformity are gains not lightly sacrificed.… — Benjamin Cardozo Copy Share Image
The assassination at Sarajevo was certainly the crucial precedent of the European war that its conspirators had sought, but was not the… — J. Bowyer Bell Copy Share Image
He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
Defining marriage is a power that should be left to the states. Moreover, no state should be forced to recognize a marriage… — John Sununu Copy Share Image
All I can say is that with business and the interest of any party before me, I will consider and apply the… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
Judges have to have the humility to recognize that they operate within a system of precedent, shaped by other judges equally striving… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
All those things that are now field to be of the greatest antiquity were at one time new; what we to-day hold… — Tacitus Copy Share Image
Bestow rewards without respect to customary practice; publish orders without respect to precedent. Thus you may employ the entire army as you… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
It's only now that I realize that behaviour always has a context and precedents, it's what you do rather than what you… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
The British Isles are awash with the choice of beautiful historic churches, abbeys, and cathedrals where one king or another has tied… — Tina Brown Copy Share Image
But man's capacities have never been measured; nor are we to judge of what he can do by any precedents, so little… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“Put the jerk in the south wing, you won't see him for weeks at a time. Or lock him in the attic.… — Sarah Rees Brennan Copy Share Image
Men decide far more problems by hate, love, lust, rage, sorrow, joy, hope, fear, illusion or some other inward emotion, than by… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I occasionally get glimpses, but I have to reprioritize, because that's how it naturally progresses - things like family, responsibilities, and your… — Drew Magary Copy Share Image
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