"I hope you will be yourself, human, even……" — Harry A. Blackmun
"I hope you will be yourself, human, even a little sentimental, possessed of a sense of humor and a sense of humility. . . . There are arrogant people in this world and, what is worse, arrogant judges."
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21 Quotes by Harry A. Blackmun
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In order to get beyond racism, we must first take account of race. There is no other way. And in…
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From this day forward, I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death. ... I fell morally and intellectually…
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I am more optimistic though, that this court will eventually conclude that the effort to eliminate arbitrariness while preserving fairness…
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I cannot see any of these death penalty cases where there hasn't been a violation on the ground of either…
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Of one thing, however, I am certain. Just as an execution without adequate safeguards is unacceptable, so too is an…
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By placing discretion in the hands of an official to grant or deny a license, such a statute creates a…
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From this day forward, I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death. For more than 20 years I…
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What the Court really has refused to recognize is the fundamental interest all individuals have in controlling the nature of…
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The right of an individual to conduct intimate relationships in the intimacy of his or her own home seems to…
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If [a United States Supreme Court Justice is] in the doghouse with the Chief [Justice], he gets the crud. He…
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We need not resolve the difficult question of when life begins. When those trained in the respective disciplines of medicine,…
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I never went to university. I'm self-educated. I didn't go because I was too impatient, too arrogant.
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No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.
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Not trying to be arrogant, but if I walked down the street and a girl saw me, she might take…
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I don't expect people to get me. That would be quite arrogant. I think there are a lot of people…
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It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails to choose.
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Brian Cox is the nicest guy, but he's so arrogant.
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If America is too arrogant, too prideful to repent, it's not the kind of country that God wants it to…
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I was a controversial figure on my reservation when I was a kid. I was mouthy and opinionated and arrogant.…
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Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead.…
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I don't believe in talking about my work. I let it speak for itself. I'd rather make money than just…
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Microsoft has gotten so big that it can put out a Preview that will install itself without checking first to…
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If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant.
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