Clarence Thomas quote: "It's fascinating that people, there's so many people now who will make judgments based on what you look like. I'm black. So I'm supposed to think a certain way. I'm supposed to have certain opinions. I don't do that. You don't create a box and put people in and then make a lot of generalizations about them."

But I know that the vote of 9 out of 10 black Americans for the Democratic Party or for leftist kind...
CLARENCE THOMAS

It really bugs me that someone will tell me, after I spent 20 years being educated, how I'm supp...
CLARENCE THOMAS

The job of a judge is to figure out what the law says, not what he wants it to say. There is a diffe...
CLARENCE THOMAS

Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.
CLARENCE THOMAS

When I went into the seminary, I was one of those victims of New Math and had not had Algebra I and ...
CLARENCE THOMAS

I think segregation is bad, I think it's wrong, it's immoral. I'd fight against it with ...
CLARENCE THOMAS

We've talked more about civil rights after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 than we talked about it ...
CLARENCE THOMAS

I tend to really be partial to Ayn Rand, and to The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.
CLARENCE THOMAS

I still have a 15¢ sticker on the frame of my law degree. It's tainted, so I just leave it ...
CLARENCE THOMAS

My job is to write opinions. I decide cases and write opinions. It is not to respond to idiocy and c...
CLARENCE THOMAS

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

I'd grown up fearing the lynch mobs of the Ku Klux Klan; as an adult I was starting to wonder if...
CLARENCE THOMAS

We hold that the program , as it appears to have been structured at the time (Harper) was placed on ...
CLARENCE THOMAS

There is some misunderstanding. We do not look any place. We do not recruit. We are passive. We look...
CLARENCE THOMAS

When I was a kid, we said that we were precluded from going to certain neighborhoods because of the ...
CLARENCE THOMAS

He is a great man. There is nothing I could say to tease him.
CLARENCE THOMAS

Because the president, not the (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) could authorize or not ...
CLARENCE THOMAS

My grandfather could barely read. My grandmother had a sixth-grade education. They were people who w...
CLARENCE THOMAS

There's a difference between someone who's 'harsh' and someone who is 'hard.'...
CLARENCE THOMAS

Today, now, it is time to move forward, a time to look for what is good in others, what is good in o...
CLARENCE THOMAS

But what I believe is that if a person's individual rights or right to be a part of our economic...
CLARENCE THOMAS

I don't believe in quotas. America was founded on a philosophy of individual rights, not group r...
CLARENCE THOMAS

I think Juan stopped short - he got halfway to the destination and got off the train. He is certainl...
CLARENCE THOMAS

I think, though, if I had to look at the role of government and what it does in people's lives, ...
CLARENCE THOMAS

My grandfather, as I said, was industrious. He'd had a variety of jobs and decided sometime in t...
CLARENCE THOMAS

I was never a liberal. I was radical. I was cynical. I was negative. But, I was never a liberal. I a...
CLARENCE THOMAS

Any discrimination, like sharp turns in a road, becomes critical because of the tremendous speed at ...
CLARENCE THOMAS

Even as someone who's labeled a conservative - I'm a Republican I'm black, I'm headi...
CLARENCE THOMAS

There's a difference between someone who's 'harsh' and someone who is 'hard.'...
CLARENCE THOMAS

I don't believe in quotas. America was founded on a philosophy of individual rights, not group right...
CLARENCE THOMAS

plaintiff must...ultimately prove... discrimination.
CLARENCE THOMAS

[But Sen. Charles Schumer ( news , bio , voting record ), a New York Democrat, opposed Roberts, warn...
CLARENCE THOMAS

It runs the risk of undermining the manner in which we consider the cases. Certainly it will change ...
CLARENCE THOMAS

the demeaning treatment Anita Hill received before the all-male committee.
CLARENCE THOMAS

The thing that bothered me when I was in college was that I saw myself rejecting the way of life tha...
CLARENCE THOMAS

Without performing legal acrobatics, I cannot make the instruction confusing. And I certainly cannot...
CLARENCE THOMAS

When you look at where the real problems are among minorities in our society, particularly blacks, i...
CLARENCE THOMAS

When I was a kid, we said that we were precluded from going to certain neighborhoods because of the ...
CLARENCE THOMAS

I was Catholic. You talk about a minority within a minority within a minority: a black Catholic in S...
CLARENCE THOMAS

And I don't think that government has a role in telling people how to live their lives. Maybe a ...
CLARENCE THOMAS

My grandfather was a man, when he talked about freedom, his attitude was really interesting. His vie...
CLARENCE THOMAS

I disagree with the prevailing point of view of some black leaders that special treatment for blacks...
CLARENCE THOMAS

You didn't think of angels as white or black. They were angels.
CLARENCE THOMAS

You have a number of choices. You could continue to always fight against people who are really distr...
CLARENCE THOMAS

And I thank God I believe in God, or I would probably be enormously angry right now.
CLARENCE THOMAS

People get bent out of shape about the fact that when I was a kid, you could not drink out of certai...
CLARENCE THOMAS

I still have a 15¢ sticker on the frame of my law degree. It's tainted, so I just leave it in t...
CLARENCE THOMAS

No man is a failure who has friends.
CLARENCE

Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its co...
CLARENCE DARROW

More than 50 percent of kids who play an instrument go on to college, yet music education programs a...
CLARENCE CLEMONS

When you learn a Bruce Springsteen song, it's like learning to ride a bike. You don't forget...
CLARENCE CLEMONS

In the mental calmness of a spiritual life, I have found that the answers to the whys in our lives a...
CLARENCE CLEMONS

I had grown tired of standing in the lean and lonely front line facing the greatest enemy that ever ...
CLARENCE DARROW

America is the only nation in history which miraculously has gone directly from barbarism to degener...
CLARENCE DARROW

The world is made up for the most part of morons and natural tyrants, sure of themselves, strong in...
CLARENCE DARROW

Why do grandparents and grandchildren get along so well? They have the same enemy-- the mother.
CLARENCE DARROW

Nothing can so alienate a voter from the political system as backing a winning candidate.
CLARENCE DARROW

There is no such thing as justice-- in or out of court.
CLARENCE DARROW

I'm afraid we have become a nation of plodders, who feel that all problems can be found in books and...
CLARENCE LINDER

Every instinct that is found in any man is in all men. The strength of the emotion may not be so ove...
CLARENCE DARROW

When we fully understand the brevity of life, its fleeting joys and unavoidable pains; when we accep...
CLARENCE DARROW

Physical deformity, calls forth our charity. But the infinite misfortune of moral deformity calls fo...
CLARENCE DARROW

This is a hard and precarious world, where every mistake and infirmity must be paid in full.
CLARENCE DAY

The first half of our life is ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.
CLARENCE DARROW

I am an agnostic; I do not pretend to know what many ignorant men are sure of.
CLARENCE DARROW

I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure -- that is all that agnosticism means.
CLARENCE DARROW

The trouble with law is lawyers.
CLARENCE DARROW

Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?
CLARENCE DARROW

The fact that the lower animals are excited by the same emotions as ourselves is so well established...
CLARENCE DARROW

Common experience shows how much rarer is moral courage than physical bravery. A thousand men will m...
CLARENCE DARROW

You can buy a person's time; you can buy their physical presence at a given place; you can even buy ...
CLARENCE FRANCIS

At twenty a man is full of fight and hope. He wants to reform the world. When he is seventy he still...
CLARENCE DARROW

Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt.
CLARENCE DARROW

I never wanted to see anybody die, but there are a few obituary notices I have read with pleasure.
CLARENCE DARROW

He's the greatest man who ever came out of Plymouth, Vermont. On Calvin Coolidge
CLARENCE DARROW

History repeats itself. That's one of the things wrong with history.
CLARENCE DARROW

You can't sweep other people off their feet, if you can't be swept off your own.
CLARENCE DAY

You can protect your liberties in this world only by protecting the other man's freedom. You can be ...
CLARENCE DARROW

You can only be free if I am free.
CLARENCE DARROW

There is no such thing as justice--in or out of court.
CLARENCE DARROW

When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President. Now I'm beginning to believe it.
CLARENCE DARROW

With all their faults, trade unions have done more for humanity than any other organization of men t...
CLARENCE DARROW

The best that we can do is to be kindly and helpful toward our friends and fellow passengers who are...
CLARENCE DARROW

Information's pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experience.
CLARENCE DAY

I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.
CLARENCE DARROW

The obstacles you face are... mental barriers which can be broken by adopting a more positive approa...
CLARENCE BLASIER

I don't believe in God because I don't believe in Mother Goose
CLARENCE DARROW

Creatures whose mainspring is curiosity enjoy the accumulating of facts far more than the pausing at...
CLARENCE DAY

The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man nothing else that he builds ever lasts mon...
CLARENCE DAY

At twenty a man is full of fight and hope. He wants to reform the world. When he is seventy he still...
CLARENCE DARROW

A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful; but when taken in excess it is nearly alway...
CLARENCE DAY

The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.
CLARENCE DARROW

As long as the world shall last there will be wrongs, and if no man objected and no man rebelled, ...
CLARENCE DARROW

The first half of our life is ruined by our parents and the second half by our children
CLARENCE DARROW

The obstacles you face are... mental barriers which can be broken by adopting a more positive app...
CLARENCE BLASIER

Now, your Honor, I have spoken about the [Civil] war. I believed in it. I don’t know whether I was...
CLARENCE DARROW

I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend t...
CLARENCE DARROW

I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with a lot of pleasure.
CLARENCE DARROW

Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what comes out of a courtroom
CLARENCE DARROW

You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom. You can onl...
CLARENCE DARROW

I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure - that is all that agnosticism means.
CLARENCE DARROW

I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend t...
CLARENCE DARROW

Working people have alot of bad habits, but the worst of these is work.
CLARENCE DARROW

There is no such thing as justice - in or out of court.
CLARENCE DARROW

If you lose the power to laugh, you lose the power to think.
CLARENCE DARROW

The only real lawyers are trial lawyers, and trial lawyers try cases to juries.
CLARENCE DARROW

The first half of our lives are ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.
CLARENCE DARROW

Laws should be like clothes. They should be made to fit the people they serve.
CLARENCE DARROW

History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.
CLARENCE DARROW

To think is to differ.
CLARENCE DARROW

No other offense has ever been visited with such severe penalties as seeking to help the oppressed.
CLARENCE DARROW

The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with...
CLARENCE DARROW

Lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for.
CLARENCE DARROW

You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom.
CLARENCE DARROW

The world is made up for the most part of morons and natural tyrants, sure of themselves, strong in ...
CLARENCE DARROW

When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it.
CLARENCE DARROW

Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what comes out of a courtroom...
CLARENCE DARROW

True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.
CLARENCE DARROW

We talk of our mastery of nature, which sounds very grand; but the fact is we respectfully adapt our...
CLARENCE DAY

I have always felt that doubt was the beginning of wisdom, and the fear of God was the end of wisdom...
CLARENCE DARROW

It's a crazy world, so I meditate for 20 minutes. I also meditate for 20 minutes before a concer...
CLARENCE CLEMONS

Before the Berlin Wall came down, we played behind the Iron Curtain and sang, 'Born in the U.S.A...
CLARENCE CLEMONS

I have suffered from being misunderstood, but I would have suffered a hell of a lot more if I had be...
CLARENCE DARROW

At twenty a man is full of fight and hope. He wants to reform the world. When he is seventy he stil...
CLARENCE DARROW

Run like hell and get the agony over with.
CLARENCE DEMAR

When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe.
CLARENCE DARROW

Ants are good citizens, they place group interests first.
CLARENCE DAY

The ant is knowing and wise, but he doesn't know enough to take a vacation.
CLARENCE DAY

Depressions may bring people closer to the church but so do funerals.
CLARENCE DARROW

Chase after truth like hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat-tails.
CLARENCE DARROW

The pursuit of truth shall set you free - even if you never catch up with it.
CLARENCE DARROW

History repeats itself; that's one of the things that's wrong with history.
CLARENCE DARROW

The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents and the last half by our children.
CLARENCE DARROW

Calvin Coolidge was the greatest man who ever came out of Plymouth Corner, Vermont.
CLARENCE DARROW

When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to belive it.
CLARENCE DARROW

As long as the world shall last there will be wrongs, and if no man objected and no man rebelled, th...
CLARENCE DARROW

Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat-t...
CLARENCE DARROW

History repeats itself, and that's one of the things that's wrong with history.
CLARENCE DARROW

I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with a lot of pleasure.
CLARENCE DARROW

I am a friend of the working man, and I would rather be his friend, than be one.
CLARENCE DARROW

The pursuit of truth will set you free; even if you never catch up with it.
CLARENCE DARROW

Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coatta...
CLARENCE DARROW

The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second half by our children.
CLARENCE DARROW

The pursuit of truth shall set you free - even if you never catch up with it
CLARENCE DARROW

I never wanted to see anybody die, but there are a few obituary notices I have read with pleasure
CLARENCE DARROW

If a man is happy in America, it is considered he is doing something wrong.
CLARENCE DARROW

[Lee] values how much he was provided exposure early on by Bill Darden and others.
CLARENCE OTIS

The origin of the absurd idea of immortal life is easy to discover; it is kept alive by hope and fea...
CLARENCE DARROW

I do not believe in God because I do not believe in Mother Goose.
CLARENCE DARROW

News coverage is one element among a whole solar system of elements that shapes how people react to ...
CLARENCE WYATT

When you die, we go back to the white energy of all the white energy: white heat that's flung ag...
CLARENCE CLEMONS

If your parents didn't have any children, there's a good chance that you won't have any.
CLARENCE DAY

I finally feel free. I ain't going nowhere.
CLARENCE RODRIGUEZ

When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it.
CLARENCE DARROW

I don't like spinach, and I'm glad I don't, because if I liked it I'd eat it, and I just hate it.
CLARENCE DARROW

You have a car that goes from being a usable car to what some call a lawn ornament -- you park it on...
CLARENCE DITLOW

The calm mind allows one to connect with the inner self, the Soul, the very source of our being. Tha...
CLARENCE CLEMONS

When you combine the potential harm with the number of vehicles, this is one of the most serious rec...
CLARENCE DITLOW

We seek an order that Ford and Firestone replace all the Wilderness, ATX and ATX II tires regardless...
CLARENCE DITLOW

The whole strategy of Ford and Firestone is to limit the recall and do as much damage control as the...
CLARENCE DITLOW

I have faith in the judicial system.
CLARENCE CLEMONS

Running won't kill you, you'll pass out first!
CLARENCE DEMAR

There's been a difference in Congress. I expect to see a much more favorable Congress next year, no ...
CLARENCE DITLOW

We're delighted to see criminal penalties included in the House bill, ... The question is, what's th...
CLARENCE DITLOW

I think that they were calculating on this never becoming public, that the government wouldn't find ...
CLARENCE DITLOW

Many consumers will not wait. It's not a question of whether we encourage them or not. They're going...
CLARENCE DITLOW

It's easy to make superficial changes to a flood-damaged car and make it look like a good vehicle. B...
CLARENCE DITLOW

We hope to accomplish in a matter of weeks, if not months, what the government would take years to d...
CLARENCE DITLOW

Every consumer buying vehicles should be aware that they may be buying flooded vehicles. Just becaus...
CLARENCE DITLOW

This is a new doctrine, coming straight from the secretary of transportation and the White House. I ...
CLARENCE DITLOW

Ben Harper came to us with some gospel songs in mind, and that worked. I thought that was a good ide...
CLARENCE FOUNTAIN

We've talked to [federal employees] from the standpoint of competitiveness. I don't see the next pre...
CLARENCE CRAWFORD

Age should not have its face lifted, but it should rather teach the world to admire wrinkles as the ...
CLARENCE DAY

It is a fundamental engineering principal that GM knew about and rejected in 1972. As a result, we h...
CLARENCE DITLOW

The measure of a Christian is not in the height of his grasp but in the depth of his love
CLARENCE JORDAN

Living like a gypsy wasn't going to work for me. I'm too much of a loner.
CLARENCE RODRIGUEZ

Let's not make the referee an alibi to vent our disappointment on. If we had scored in the first leg...
CLARENCE SEEDORF

They know we're right behind them and they will feel the pressure.
CLARENCE SEEDORF

It's a known fact that the two presidents have their problems, but Berlusconi has always asked us to...
CLARENCE SEEDORF

After winning the Champions League three times, I think I can allow myself to say that I'm not afrai...
CLARENCE SEEDORF

Today's victory was important for our condition, morale and conviction.
CLARENCE SEEDORF

We created more opportunities than our opponents and this gives us confidence for the return leg.
CLARENCE SEEDORF

Frankly I think that's unfair, ... ...I think it's possible to take issue with the content of that f...
CLARENCE WYATT

If you don't go to other men funerals they won't go to yours
CLARENCE DAY

We talk of our mastery of nature, which sounds very grand; but the fact is we respectfully adapt ou...
CLARENCE DAY

It's challenging to try to play, hit balls and also try to have family time, wife time.
CLARENCE BROWN

Just that I'm innocent of these charges.
CLARENCE BROWN

It's vital. He had no help.
CLARENCE BROWN

It made me feel good.
CLARENCE BROWN

It took about a year to get all the men together.
CLARENCE BROWN

Many times I was never quite satisfied with the scene after two or three or four takes, and I would ...
CLARENCE BROWN

Small clubs aren't as lucrative, but spiritually, they're my favorite places to play. It'...
CLARENCE CLEMONS

So we started singing, and eventually we began to think we had something special. I thought we could...
CLARENCE FOUNTAIN

If we need a programmer, I just go down to engineering or the signals division. For marketing people...
CLARENCE BRIGGS

Working people have alot of bad habits, but the worst of these is work
CLARENCE DARROW

You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom.
CLARENCE DARROW

The 'single tax' is so simple, so fundamental, and so easy to carry into effect that I have no doubt...
CLARENCE DARROW

The trouble with law is lawyers
CLARENCE DARROW

First and last, it's a question of money. Those men who own the earth make the laws to protect what ...
CLARENCE DARROW

How did the snake walk before the temptation? Did it tilt on its tail like a wooden pole?
CLARENCE DARROW

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