English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

William J. Brennan Quotes

We look to the history of the time of framing and to the intervening history of interpretation. But the ultimate question must be, what do the words of the text mean in our time.

William J. Brennan

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

John Lasseter quote: "You cannot base a whole movie on just the imagery alone. It..."
You cannot base a whole movie on just the imagery alone. It has to be the story and the characters. John Lasseter
There are about a dozen of these gardens, more or less extensive, according to the business or wealth of the proprietor; but they are generally smaller than the smallest of our London nurseries. Robert Fortune
I'm not really a songwriter - I'm an interpreter. So in a sense I am an actress first and foremost. I act out the songs, and I lead with my heart. Diana Ross
Fernando Pessoa quote: "To love is to tire of being alone; it is therefore a..."
To love is to tire of being alone; it is therefore a cowardice, a betrayal of ourselves. Fernando Pessoa
I was brought up feeling that art is a very important part of one's life. It's something that I not only enjoy, it's something I can share with others. David Rockefeller
Dag Hammarskjold quote: "Too tired for company, You seek a solitude. You are too tired..."
Too tired for company, You seek a solitude. You are too tired to fill. Dag Hammarskjold
Robert Creeley quote: "All of which was OK, as that proved then, I certainly wouldn't..."
All of which was OK, as that proved then, I certainly wouldn't contradict it as a necessary sense of things. Robert Creeley
Marjane Satrapi quote: "The information I have about Iran is second hand."
The information I have about Iran is second hand. Marjane Satrapi
William Gilbert quote: "the meaning doesn't matterif it's only idle chatterof a..."
the meaning doesn't matterif it's only idle chatterof a transcendental kind. William Gilbert
Every Night and every MornSome to Misery are born. Every Morn and every NightSome are born to Sweet Delight, Some are born to Endless Night. William Blake
Heather Donahue quote: "We're not all nice, and there are a lot of levels of ambition..."
We're not all nice, and there are a lot of levels of ambition and niceness. Heather Donahue
Why, her father would turn in his grave--well, as a matter of fact, he was cremated, but what I mean is, if he hadn't been he would have. [Ermyntrude] Georgette Heyer
The more connections you and your lover make, not just between your bodies, but between your minds, your hearts, and your souls, the more you will strengthen the fabric of your relationship, and the more real moments you will experience together. Barbara de Angelis
Adolf Hitler quote: "Do not compare yourself to others. If you do so, you are..."
Do not compare yourself to others. If you do so, you are insulting yourself. Adolf Hitler
...but you live your life at the time you live it—you don’t have much of an overview when what’s happening to you is still happening. John Irving