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To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well. John Marshall

Communication Powerful Talk Well Listen Influence Means

Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them. Joseph Story

Democracy rests upon two pillars: one, the principle that all men are equally entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; and the other, the conviction that such equal opportunity will most advance civilization. Louis D. Brandeis

Happiness Life Democracy Liberty Opportunity Will Men Entitled Conviction Other Civilization Rests Pursuit Pursuit Of Happiness Advance Most Equal Equal Opportunity Principle Equally Pillars Two

Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It was given to us to learn at the outset that life is a profound and passionate thing. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Best Word Unkind Out Thoughtless Spoken Tune

I will do this job as long as I feel that I can do it full steam. Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Will Job Long Steam Feel Full

Society as a whole benefits immeasurably from a climate in which all persons, regardless of race or gender, may have the opportunity to earn respect, responsibility, advancement and remuneration based on ability. Sandra Day O'Connor

Respect Benefits Opportunity Responsibility Gender Society Earn Ability Advancement Climate May Regardless Which Race Persons Whole Based

The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever. Sonia Sotomayor

Me Latina Forever

If the First Amendment means anything, it means that a state has no business telling a man, sitting alone in his house, what books he may read or what films he may watch. Thurgood Marshall

Mere access to the courthouse doors does not by itself assure a proper functioning of the adversary process. Thurgood Marshall

Doors Assure Proper Mere Adversary Access Does Courthouse Itself Process

No enactment of man can be considered law unless it conforms to the law of God. William Blackstone

God Man Law Unless Considered Enactment

There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes. William J. Brennan, Jr.

Attitude Jobs Only Attitudes

The liberties of none are safe unless the liberties of all are protected. William O. Douglas

Unless Liberties Safe Protected None

A judge must be independent and must interpret the law, not make the law. Brett Kavanaugh

Judge Law Independent Must Make Interpret

The nation certainly would have been better off if President Clinton could have focused on Osama bin Laden without being distracted by the Paula Jones sexual harassment case and its criminal investigation offshoots. Brett Kavanaugh

You have a number of choices. You could continue to always fight against people who are really distractions. They're people in the cheap seats of life. Or you can do what you went there to do. Clarence Thomas

Life You Fight People Distractions Could Cheap Always Continue Against Really Choices Who Seats Number

I have to admit that I'm one of those people that thinks the dishwasher is a miracle. Clarence Thomas

People Those Admit Miracle Dishwasher Thinks

Even as someone who's labeled a conservative - I'm a Republican I'm black, I'm heading up this organization in the Reagan administration - I can say that conservatives don't exactly break their necks to tell blacks that they're welcome. Clarence Thomas

Welcome Conservative Organization Black Conservatives Say Tell Administration Exactly Someone Blacks Heading Reagan Labeled Up Break Republican Even Necks

Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile, I caught hell for. Earl Warren

Life My Life Hell Everything Worthwhile Caught Did

What my political views or my constitutional views are just doesn't matter. Elena Kagan

Political Matter Constitutional Political Views Just Views

The layman's constitutional view is that what he likes is constitutional and that which he doesn't like is unconstitutional. Hugo Black

Constitutional Layman He Unconstitutional Like Likes Which View

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