Appellant V Quotes & Sayings

To rob, to ravage, to murder, in their imposing language, are the arts of civil policy. When they have made the world a solitude, they call it peace.
[Lat., Auferre, trucidare, rapere, falsis nominibus imperium, atque, ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant.] — Tacitus

Today we are experiencing a historical revolution every bit as wrenching, far-reaching, and irreversible as the Industrial Revolution. Like that huge historic turning point, the revolution in marriage has transformed how people organize their work and interpersonal commitments, use their leisure time, understand their sexuality, and take care of children and the elderly. It has liberated some people from restrictive, inherited roles in society. But it has stripped others of traditional support systems and rules of behavior without establishing new ones. — Stephanie Coontz

Solitudinem faciunt pacem appellant. They make a wilderness and they call it peace. — Tacitus

Looking back, I think I was always musical. My dad was very musical, and I think my mom was musical. — Paul McCartney

I have thrust myself into this maze,
Haply to wive and thrive as best I may. — William Shakespeare

I'm a born librarian with a sex drive — David Bowie

I am a Book," said Vinculus, stopping in mid-caper. "I am the Book. It is the task of the Book to bear the words. Which I do. It is the task of the Reader to know what they say. — Susanna Clarke

Not that pleading can be taken as a test, for the forms of action, notably Debt, ignore the fundamental difference between duties imposed by law and duties created by the will of the parties. — Frederick Pollock

An appellate court which reverses the judgment of a popular author's contemporaries, the appellant being his obscure competitor. — Ambrose Bierce

Using Facebook is like taking a Dyson to your spare time. — Gemini Adams

Appellant constituted a legitimate class of one, and this provides a basis for Congress's decision to proceed with dispatch with respect to his materials. — William J. Brennan Jr.

So Fnick, can I change channel?" Iggy asked. "There's a game on."
"Make yourself at home, Figgy." Fang said. — James Patterson

If you're in the position to help someone and you do it, it's very rewarding. — Tim Robbins

I believe that when a person has hope in the future, believe in their ability to achieve and understand that God made them for a purpose, then they will, in the end, and achieve great things. — John Patrick Hickey