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Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about… — Rudy Giuliani
What a world of trouble those who never marry escape! There are many happy matches, it is true, and sometimes "my dear," and "my love"… — Mark Twain
The heart sometimes leaps forward when the head tells us to be still. When this happens, patience is clearly called for as we seek to… — Alexander Clark
Understand that wisdom is higher than intellect and discretion is higher than debating. — Nirmala Srivastava
If Congress can do whatever in their discretion can be done by money, and will promote the General Welfare, the Government is no longer a… — James Madison
By rule, the decision to reverse a call by use of instant replay is at the sole discretion of the crew chief. — Joe Torre
Lawsuits are rare and catastrophic experiences for the vast majority of men, and even when the catastrophe ensues, the controversy relates most often not to… — Benjamin Cardozo
The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising… — Henry Steele Commager
The rest is a mere matter of detail, to be settled with judgment, discretion, and caution. — John Griffin Carlisle
Notable talents are not necessarily connected with discretion. — Junius
I think the International Criminal Court could be a threat to American security interests, because the prosecutor of the court has enormous discretion in going… — John Bolton
We lay aside letters never to read them again, and at last we destroy them out of discretion, and so disappears the most beautiful, the… — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
It is desire that impels man to lose his discrimination and understanding, and thus commit wrong actions. — Senoraroy
Discretion is being able to raise your eyebrow instead of your voice. — King Everett KeithThe Encourager
We need to know all the facts and be able to discern the situation before we pass judgment on someone. Sometimes life has been very… — David Kreger
Not Everyone You Lose Is A Loss. Unless It's Me... Then You Screwed. — Cv Pillay
Open mouth, change feet. — Rock Cowles
When you learn to discipline your tongue, you'll stop scrutinizing, judging and condemning others. You'll then focus on your own weaknesses. — Mufti Ismail Menk
Strive to make proposed solutions as self-executing as possible. As the degree of discretion increases, so too does bureaucracy, delay, and expense. — Donald Rumsfeld
Perish discretion when it interferes with duty — Hannah Moore
Its a sign of troubled times when the concept of pressure becomes an acceptable excuse for ethical shortcuts and moral shortcomings. Pressures are just temptations… — Michael Josephson
The better part of valour is discretion. — William Shakespeare
We believe trial judges confronted with disruptive, contumacious, stubbornly defiant defendants must be given sufficient discretion to meet the circumstances in each case. — Hugo Black
Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer: there is nobility in… — George Santayana
An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. — American Proverb

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