Everything Quote by John Roberts Download Open image “Legislative novelty is not necessarily fatal; there is a first time for everything.” — John Roberts ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.0 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Everything Fatal First First time Legislative Necessarily Novelty Time
It is rare that a legislature reasons. It is too quickly impassioned. — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The job of a legislator is much more fixing existing law, revising it, improving it, than it is passing something that doesn't exist. — Tim Kaine Copy Share Image
The greatest single virtue of a strong legislature is not what it can do, but what it can prevent. — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
Fundamentally, legislation that is historic, that is comprehensive, that has a large number of senators supporting it is more durable. — Max Baucus Copy Share Image
Nothing can destroy a government more quickly than its failure to observe its own laws, or worse, its disregard of the charter of its… — Tom C. Clark Copy Share Image
Precedents are dangerous things; let the rein of government then be braced and held with a steady hand — George Washington Copy Share Image
The danger from legislative usurpations, which, by assembling all power in the same hands, must lead to the same tyranny as is threatened by… — James Madison Copy Share Image
All the public business in Congress now connects itself with intrigues, and there is great danger that the whole government will degenerate into a… — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
Going through the legislative process is always better, in part because it's harder to undo. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It is very difficult to get legislation passed. But then the danger always is that you have no power at all if you do… — Major Owens Copy Share Image
The single most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence, because it's so rare. — Anonymous 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 to live… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
I will be vigilant to protect the independence and integrity of the Supreme Court, and I will work to ensure that it upholds the… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
If the Constitution says that the little guy should win, the little guy is going to win in court before me, ... But if… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
There is no better gift a society can give children than the opportunity to grow up safe and free - the chance to pursue… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
President Ronald Reagan used to speak of the Soviet constitution, and he noted that it purported to grant wonderful rights of all sorts to… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
When I worked in the Department of Justice, in the office of the solicitor general, it was my job to argue cases for the… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
While some of the tales of woe emanating from the court are enough to bring tears to the eyes, it is true that only… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
A chief justice's authority is really quite limited, and the dynamic among all the justices is going to affect whether he can accomplish much… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
If children do not understand the Constitution, they cannot understand how our government functions, or what their rights and responsibilities are as citizens of… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
I think judicial temperament is a willingness to step back from your own committed views of the correct jurisprudential approach and evaluate those views… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
There is a risk of death associated with donating a piece of liver. It's about one in 500 for the risk of death. The… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
This may sound strange, but although I feel like I know everything about my characters, the brand of shampoo they use, how many cavities… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
My parents were not musical, and they were not effervescent people; everything was very quiet. The music that I played was loud; it used… — Don McLean Copy Share Image
If you think you're doing everything right, then you have a tendency to stand pat. — John Stockton Copy Share Image
The Fringe is by far my favorite time of year; I like everything about it. But there are people I know who are much… — Alex Horne Copy Share Image
You can't force people to feel in a certain way, and the sooner you understand that,the better. I feel everything has its way of… — Sidharth Malhotra Copy Share Image
Of everything I have done, 'The Archers' always gets the most excitement; there's a sort of uncontrollable joy from fans of the program. — Felicity Jones Copy Share Image
It's very easy to fool yourself that you're working, you know, when you're really not working very hard. I mean, I'm very lazy. So… — Robert Caro Copy Share Image
Whether it was Little League or playing with your brothers or sisters, that was always a problem. If I would lose - because I… — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
That's one of my idols, I really look up to Pacquiao. This guy is everything I would want to be. — Ryan Garcia Copy Share Image
The talk shows in the States want celebrities, not authors. In France, it is different; writers are called upon to comment on everything. They… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
Everything I write is highly personal, but put in such a way that it's not dropping everything in someone's lap. Although sometimes I think… — Jane Siberry Copy Share Image
Everything I have experienced and learned in football led me towards one day becoming a coach. — Roberto Carlos Copy Share Image
