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My aim is to show that those governments that violate the rights of people by invoking the name of Islam have been misusing Islam. Shirin Ebadi
Rights People Islam Aim Those Name Invoking Been Governments Show Violate
It's never too early to start thinking about tuition. Valerie Jarrett
Thinking Too About Never Tuition Start Early
I don't want to just tell my story - I want to share the experiences, life lessons, and values that have shaped who I am and my ideas for the future. Valerie Jarrett
Life Future Values Tell Life Lessons Shaped Share Ideas Am Just Want Experiences Story Who Lessons
Our whole philosophy is one of transparency. Valerie Jarrett
Our Philosophy Transparency Whole
The test of good manners is to be able to put up pleasantly with bad ones. Wendell Willkie
Good Manners Pleasantly Good Manners Bad Able Bad Ones Put Test Up
Free men are the strongest men. Wendell Willkie
Freedom Men Free Strongest Free Men
Technology is changing the world; it's changing our sport. It's changing the way people are following the NBA. Adam Silver
Technology People World Changing Changing The World Our Way Following Sport NBA
I'm not coming in as an advocate of sports gambling. I'm trying to be more of a realist to say it's going on in a massive way... and I think the right course would be therefore to legalize it and regulate it. Adam Silver
Sports Think Way Say Would Would-Be More Massive Course Advocate Coming Trying Legalize Going Realist Gambling Regulate Therefore Right
Ultimately, the issue is not whether you are pro- or anti-sports betting. You begin, from my standpoint, from the premise that it is going to continue to exist, and if it is going to continue to exist, should it be shoved underground, or should it be regulated? Adam Silver
You Betting Underground Issue Continue Exist Ultimately Begin Pro Going Whether Should Premise Standpoint
Basketball is so unique. It's both a team and an individual sport. Adam Silver
Both Individual Individual Sport Sport Team Unique Basketball
I watch college basketball and sports in general. I'm also a runner. I live on the Upper West Side of Manhattan near Central Park, so I try to squeeze in runs through Central Park when I can. Adam Silver
Sports Try College Live Side Runner Runs General Park Through Also West West Side Squeeze Upper Manhattan Central Central Park Near Watch Basketball
I tend to be a pretty physical person. Adam Silver
Physical Pretty Tend Person
I ran track. I ran cross country. But I did not play organized basketball in high school, at least on our team. But I played a lot of sports. Adam Silver
Sports School Country Our Ran High High School Cross Cross Country Track Least Lot Did Organized Team Play Played Basketball
I'm a huge fan of the game. It's beyond a fringe benefit of obviously getting to work at the league office. I watch a ton of games in person, on television, on all forms of new media I follow the league. And so it's just beyond my wildest imaginations to me to now be the commissioner of the NBA. Adam Silver
Work Me Game Benefit Wildest Television Follow New League Beyond Obviously New Media Huge Huge Fan Office Person Fringe Commissioner Getting Just Fan Forms Games NBA Media Now Ton Watch Imaginations
Strong college basketball is great for the NBA. Adam Silver
Great Strong College NBA Basketball
I think there would be less torture with a warrant requirement than without one. Alan Dershowitz
Think Would Would-Be Torture Without Than Requirement Warrant Less
The defendant wants to hide the truth because he's generally guilty. The defense attorney's job is to make sure the jury does not arrive at that truth. Alan Dershowitz
Truth Hide Job Defense Guilty Generally He Attorney Make Sure Because Does Arrive Jury Wants Defendant
If you're a prosecutor, and you believe the defendant is guilty, you only talk about ultimate truth, but not intermediate truth. If you're the defense attorney, you care deeply about intermediate truth, but you tend to neglect ultimate truth. Alan Dershowitz
Truth You Care Believe Defense Neglect Guilty About Only Tend Prosecutor Attorney Talk Ultimate Intermediate Deeply Defendant
My goal is always to keep support for Israel a bi-partisan issue and never make a national election any kind of referendum on Israel. Alan Dershowitz
Election National Kind Never Support Make Always Israel Issue Goal Referendum Any Keep
I tell my students, if you ever become comfortable with your role as criminal defense lawyer, it's time to quit. It should be a constant source of discomfort, because you're dealing with incredible moral ambiguity, and you've been cast into a role which is not enviable. Alan Dershowitz
Time You Lawyer Become Defense Incredible Criminal Tell Moral Constant Cast Students Enviable Comfortable Because Dealing Discomfort Been Source Ambiguity Role Quit Which Should Your Ever
Judges are the weakest link in our system of justice, and they are also the most protected. Alan Dershowitz
Justice Legal Our System Weakest Weakest Link Most Also Protected Judges Link
It's never acceptable to target civilians. It violates the Geneva Accords, it violates the international law of war and it violates all principles of morality. Alan Dershowitz
War Law Morality Civilians Never Geneva Principles Acceptable Target International International Law Violates
I think extremists within the base may very well move the Democratic party away from its pro-Israel position. Alan Dershowitz
Party Think Extremists Democratic Well Democratic Party Within Very May Move Base Away Position
If America has the right to target Osama bin Laden, or terrorists, of course Israel has the right to defend itself from terrorism. Alan Dershowitz
Terrorism Course Terrorists Israel Target Itself America Bin Right Defend
The same independence that got me into trouble in high school got me praise in college. Alan Dershowitz
Me School Independence College Trouble High High School Got Praise Same
We have to fulfill what the real meaning of the Second Amendment is: reasonable access to guns for self-protection and for hunting. And there's no room in America for these semiautomatic, automatic and other kinds of weapons that are simply designed to cause mass havoc. Alan Dershowitz
Cause Other Hunting Weapons Kinds Guns Havoc Simply Mass Access Real Real Meaning Amendment America Automatic Room Meaning Meaning Of Fulfill Reasonable Designed Second Second Amendment
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