"I have a past of making a fool…" — Jed S. Rakoff

"I have a past of making a fool of myself."

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16 Quotes by Jed S. Rakoff

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If you prosecute a CEO or other senior executive and send him or her to jail for committing a crime,…
Everything needs to be public. The legitimacy of the courts comes from the fact that they reason openly, on the…
One of the many things I like about baseball is how it combines individual talent and teamsmanship.
In baseball you have individual responsibility, and if you fail it, you get an error. But at the same time,…
I admired Truman, among many other things, because he integrated the Army. I admired JFK because the very first civil…
Judges are the people who have to protect the rights of individuals, have to protect the rights of minorities, have…
In my experience, most federal prosecutors, at every level, are seeking to make a name for themselves, and the best…
Companies do not commit crimes; only their agents do. And while a company might get the benefit of some such…
Why should the court impose a judgment in a case in which the SEC alleges a serious securities fraud, but…
The price of being a nice guy is too high - much too high - in terms of the system…
An application of judicial power that does not rest on facts is worse than mindless, it is inherently dangerous. If…
If, in the name of combating terrorism, we so restrict our own freedom, have we not thereby lost part of…

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To the wise, life is a problem; to the fool, a solution. — Marcus Aurelius
And, I believe that if a man dies with a single penny still sitting in the bank, he's a fool. — Dan Aykroyd
People have discovered that they can fool the devil; but they can't fool the neighbors. — Francis Bacon
Silence is the virtue of fools. — Francis Bacon
There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he… — Francis Bacon
Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men. — Douglas Bader
A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different… — Lord Acton
Fortunately I didn't get educated because if I'd got educated I'd be an educated fool now. — David Bailey
When it comes to cars, only two varieties of people are possible - cowards and fools. — Russell Baker
Nature makes only dumb animals. We owe the fools to society. — Honore de Balzac
For passion, be it observed, brings insight with it; it can give a sort of intelligence to simpletons, fools, and… — Honore de Balzac
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