Famous Quotes & Sayings

Charles Tupper

The position the Government finds itself in is not one of constructing a law, but of carrying out a decision given by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

Charles Edward Merriam

Rights are considered to have their source not in nature, but in law.

Charles Dickens

And this is the eternal law. For, Evil often stops short at istelf and dies with the doer of it! but Good, never.

Charles Dickens

It is a pleasant world we live in, sir, a very pleasant world. There are bad people in it, Mr. Richard, but if there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.

Charles Dickens

Lawyers are shy of meddling with the Law on their own account: knowing it to be an edged tool of uncertain application, very expensive in the working, and rather remarkable for its properties of close shaving than for its always shaving the right person.

Charles Caleb Colton

In civil jurisprudence it too often happens that there is so much law, that there is no room for justice, and that the claimant expires of wrong in the midst of right, as mariners die of thirst in the midst of water.

Charles Caleb Colton

The victim to too severe a law is considered as a martyr rather than a criminal.

Charles Caleb Colton

The code of poor laws has at length grown up into a tree, which, like the fabulous Upas, overshadows and poisons the land; unwholesome expedients were the bud, dilemmas and depravities have been the blossom, and danger and despair are the bitter fruit.

Charles Caleb Colton

If we trace the history of most revolutions, we shall find that the first inroads upon the laws have been made by the governors, as often as by the governed.

Jana Beth

We know how important it is for students to look at material, make inferences and look at the source of the material. Our speaker did a good job of showing how it's necessary to expand the borders of students' learning, but at the same time, be more deliberate in teaching critical thinking skills.

David Dewhurst

We need a human presence at the border and a humane presence at the border.

Bill Richardson

Border fence hasn't worked; border patrols & tech have.

Bobby Jindal

In the aftermath of September 11th, it is critical to secure our borders.

Bela Karolyi

I am very familiar with Hungary, because I grew up in Romania, which borders it.

Natasha Trethewey

When I was growing up there, North Gulfport was referred to as 'Little Vietnam' because of the perception of crime and depravity within its borders - as if its denizens were simply a congregation of the downtrodden.

Ibrahim Jaafari

We've said more than once that ... the Syrians should be more serious about controlling their borders and about preventing the penetration of terrorists into Iraq,

Alan Dershowitz

The Internet knows no national borders.

Bruce Lee

Life is wide, limitless. There is no border, no frontier.

Alan Rudolph

You know, sometimes I feel like I walk around with a target on my back with the films I make.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Talent is like a marksman who hits a target which others cannot reach; genius is like a marksman who hits a target which others cannot see.

Eileen Claussen

Binding emissions targets for the developing nations are out of the question.

Ashleigh Brilliant

To always hit the target, throw a dart, then call whatever you hit the target.

Kevin Appier

I can't see your target because of the sun, so you'll have to tell me where it (the ball) goes.

David Buik

It is a takeover target as well, to be candid. Someone is going to have a nibble.

Niaz Siddiqui

I think it was a targeted attack, and we are investigating.

Nort Thornton

I think we are right on target and I think we will do really well in the championships.

Fred Miller

I think they will target at least one of us.