Justice Blackmun Quotes & Sayings

Justice Harry A. Blackmun, a quirky but pivotal member of the Supreme Court for 24 years, was a hoarder. He seems to have kept everything from his boyhood diaries to college correspondence to every scrap of paper that came his way on the Supreme Court. — Cliff Sloan

Oh how I wish he (Franklin Pierce) was out of political life! How much better it would be for him on every account! — Jane Pierce

The trouble is that everyone talks about reforming others and no one thinks about reforming himself. — Peter Of Alcantara

He was a lifelong Republican, but over the years, Harry Blackmun built a reputation as a liberal, sometimes defiant Justice, whose fierce protection of individual rights led some to anoint him the moral conscience of the court. — Judy Woodruff

It's funny how quickly tomorrow becomes yesterday and then last week and then you run out of time. — Michelle Gable

Memory heaps dead leaves on corpse-like deeds, from under which they do but vaguely offend the sense. — John Galsworthy

Mistakes will not end your business. If you are nimble and willing to listen to constructive criticism you can excel by learning and evolving. — Meridith Valiando Rojas

I wanted all of her and resented other boys for wanting any part of her. — Jonathan Franzen

Justice Harry Blackmun's majority opinion in Roe v. Wade was all about privacy, but the most private parts of a woman's body and the most private decisions she will ever make have never been more public. Everyone gets to weigh in. Even, according to the five conservative Catholic men on the Supreme Court, her employer. — Katha Pollitt

Because criminals know that when they see a house with 2 foot tall grass, a dog on a chain, and an engine hanging from a tree, a gun lives in that house. And if you want to know what kind, just break in at 2 in the morning. — Jeff Foxworthy

Never be afraid to make a fool of yourself. The furthest out you can go is the best place to be. — Tom Robbins

It doesn't matter where you dance. It's only who you're with. — Miranda Kenneally

Every human being is under construction from conception to death. — Billy Graham

We all get attached to frayed towels, mismatched sheets and shapeless pillows, associating them with years of comfort, but they have ceased to be functional! As for the plethora of hotel freebies, gather them in a basket to be offered as a hospitality service to your overnight guests. They'll be pleased by your thoughtfulness-and amazed that you're so organized. — Julie Morgenstern

If [a United States Supreme Court Justice is] in the doghouse with the Chief [Justice], he gets the crud. He gets the tax cases. — Harry A. Blackmun