- Early Work
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- Nov 07, 2020
May Quotes
Words shaped by possibility and doubt.
These may quotes range from an honest admission of lingering insecurity carried from childhood, to a scientific point about how measurement affects what can be known about the past. Another notes that even the clearest concept only applies within limits. Related reflections continue in our April quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
History may be divided into three movements: what moves rapidly, what moves slowly and what appears not to move at all.
- Deem
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a member of this court I am not justified in writing my private notions of policy into the Constitution, no matter how deeply I may cherish them or how mischievous I may deem their disregard.
- Nov 07, 2020
It must take account of what it decrees for today in order that today may not paralyze tomorrow.
- Nov 07, 2020
Judicial judgment must take deep account of the day before yesterday in order that yesterday may not paralyze today.
- Care
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do not care how brave a president is; I do not care how many medals he may wear. I do not care how well trained his guards may be. If he violates the will of the people, he shall be eliminated.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
The primary problem in many modernizing societies is not liberty but the creation of a legitimate public order. Men may, of course, have order without liberty, but they cannot have liberty without order.
- Dignity
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'll take my destiny, whatever that may be, but I'm going to fight for my dignity and my honor.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have been called brave in my time, but brave as I may have been against foreign invaders, I have no heart to shed Filipino blood.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not an agent from any government, even if some of you may not believe it. I'm not. I'm a peacemaker.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Perhaps a hundred people assembled one evening, May 15, 1876, at the time when the country was celebrating the hundredth anniversary of its political independence.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
God may not play dice but he enjoys a good round of Trivial Pursuit every now and again.
- Nov 07, 2020
Filmmaking, whatever the window dressing or the scale of a film may be, is eventually about telling a story.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had several near death experiences or very, you know, close calls, if you may, in Iraq. You know, there was an incident where I was nearly kidnapped.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I may speak my mind and come across as opinionated sometimes, but I would never want to harm anyone intentionally.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020