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There is a lot of talk in conservative circles about judicial modesty and deferring to the political branches. That view of judging often overlooks the important role that courts have in protecting people's rights. But if there was ever a time to defer, it is when Congress is protecting voting rights in the exact way the Constitution directs it to.

~Adam Cohen

Topics: About Branches Circles Congress Conservative Constitution Courts Defer Ever Exact Important Important Role Judging Judicial Lot Modesty Often People Political Protecting Rights Role Talk Time View Voting Voting Rights Way

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Any Mexican, would recognise that Mexico was abused, undervalued and downgraded in international circles, most of all by the United States.

~Adolfo Aguilar Zinser

Topics: Abuse Any Circles International Mexican Mexico Most Recognise States Undervalued United United States Would

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Unfortunately, Lifeline, known in some circles as the 'Obamaphone' program, is plagued by waste, fraud, and abuse.

~Ajit Pai

Topics: Abuse Circles Fraud Known Lifeline Program Some Unfortunately Waste

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When I'm introduced at invited lectures at other universities, the students place a Bobo doll by the lectern. From time to time, I have been asked to autograph one. The Bobo doll has achieved stardom in psychological circles.

~Albert Bandura

Topics: Achieved Asked Autograph Been Circles Doll From Time To Time Introduced Invited Lectures Other Place Psychological Stardom Students Time Universities

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Specialized meaninglessness has come to be regarded, in certain circles, as a kind of hallmark of true science.

~Aldous Huxley

Topics: Certain Circles Come Hallmark Kind Regarded Science Specialized True

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When there's a good script, everybody circles.

~Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Topics: Circles Everybody Good Good Script Script

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As I look back at the span of the Cold War in those early days, in the '50s, for example, there was a great deal of Soviet propaganda here in the United States, but it was clumsy, and it was anchored to a lot of ideological support in certain circles in America itself.

~Alexander Haig

Topics: America Anchored Back Certain Circles Clumsy Cold Cold War Days Deal Early Early Days Example For Example Great Great Deal Here Ideological Itself Look Lot Propaganda Soviet Span States Support Those United United States War

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Trees are great. Don't get me started about how clever they are, how oxygen-generous, how time-formed in inner cyclic circles, how they provide homes for myriad creatures, how - back when this country was covered in forests - the word for sky was an Old English word that meant 'tops of trees.'

~Ali Smith

Topics: About Back Circles Clever Country Covered Creatures English Forests Get Great Homes How Inner Me Meant Myriad Old Provide Sky Started Tops Trees Word

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I know people that could serve me canned tuna and saltine crackers and have me feel more at home at their table than some people who can cook circles around me. The more you try to impress people, generally the less you do.

~Alton Brown

Topics: Around Canned Circles Cook Could Crackers Feel Generally Home Impress Know Less Me More People Serve Some Some People Table Than Try Tuna Who You

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Some writers such as John Cheever and Raymond Carver seem to draw artistic energy from analyzing the realm of their own experiences - their social circles and memories and mores. I'm one of those who draw creative energy from the opposite.

~Amor Towles

Topics: Analyzing Artistic Circles Creative Draw Energy Experiences John Memories Opposite Own Raymond Realm Seem Social Some Those Who Writers

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