Trial Quotes
730 Trial quotes by 556 unique authors
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The so-called liberals of today have the very popular idea that freedom of speech, of thought, of the press, freedom of religion, freedom from imprisonment…
— Ludwig von Mises
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Life is only a dream: soon, we shall awaken. And what joy! The greater our sufferings, the more limitless our glory. Oh! do not let…
— Therese of Lisieux
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I was never given a trial. I never went before any magistrate, nor did my parents. To this day, I do not know what the…
— Bob Matsui
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I don't think Amber taped Scott or testified for money, but the opportunity certainly presented itself. It makes me a bit uncomfortable, but at least…
— Catherine Crier
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I can understand that the man you told me about has offended you, and I am very annoyed that he forgot himself like that. However,…
— Vincent de Paul
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It is no wonder you are tempted; on the contrary, it would be something new if you were not, because man's life is nothing but…
— Vincent de Paul
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The severest trial of oppression is the constant outrage which one suffers at the thought of the oppressor. What Jesus discovered was how to avoid…
— B.F. Skinner
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We were deliberately designed to learn only by trial and error. We're brought up, unfortunately, to think that nobody should make mistakes. Most children get…
— R. Buckminster Fuller
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I know nothing which can so comfort the soul; so calm the swelling billows of sorrow and grief; so speak peace to the winds of…
— Charles Spurgeon
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The trial of Enron chiefs Jeffrey Skilling and Ken Lay began four-and-a-half years after perpetrating -- allegedly -- the fraud that led to the second…
— Jon Stewart
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Don't come lecturing us about liberty. You need a reality check. Don't act like a spoiled rude child. Here you will only find dignity and…
— Rafael Correa
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Our faith teaches that there is no safer reliance than upon the God of our fathers who has so singularly favored the American people in…
— William McKinley
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Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial by battle and blood.
— Warren E. Burger
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I furnished the body that was needed to sit in the defendant's chair.[Explaining his role in the Scopes Monkey Trial.]
— John T. Scopes
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There is ever the prior question of plain duty, with which nothing else, however tempting or promising of success, can come into conflict; and such…
— Alfred Edersheim
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We cannot understand the meaning of many trials; God does not explain them. To explain a trial would be to destroy its object, which is…
— Alfred Edersheim
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The zoo is a prison for animals who have been sentenced without trial and I feel guilty because I do nothing about it. I wanted…
— Russell Hoban
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Don't ever make the mistake [of thinking] that you can design something better than what you get from ruthless massively parallel trial-and-error with a feedback…
— Linus Torvalds
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The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise to the…
— Abraham Lincoln
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For God to explain a trial would be to destroy its purpose, calling forth simple faith and implicit obedience.
— Alfred Edersheim
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In theater, the wellspring of the character comes from the doing of it, like a trial by fire, but in front of an audience.
— Estelle
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Let's put it this way. I question whether 6 million Jews actually died in Nazi death camps. There are two major sources for Holocaust stories.…
— David Duke
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[Alan] Dershowitz has also offered to defend Osama bin Laden in court, saying it would be an act of high patriotism. It's kind of too…
— Ann Coulter
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The feeling that "I am enough" does not mean that I have nothing to learn, nothing further to achieve, and nowhere to grow to. It…
— Nathaniel Branden
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Character is the product of daily, hourly actions, words and thoughts: daily forgiveness, unselfishness, kindnesses, sympathies, charities, sacrifices for the good of others, struggles against…
— John Ross Macduff
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