Scalia Textualism Quotes & Sayings

Perfection may be an island out of reach, but setting your sails toward it makes for a magnificent voyage. — Richelle E. Goodrich

My parents taught me that having a passion is a rare thing, so following it through and working hard, even when it's tough, is important. — Jessica Springsteen

Is it not better to fall into the hands of a murderer, than into the dreams of a lustful woman? — Friedrich Nietzsche

people is that we forget that something unexpected can happen at any time. — Catherine Ryan Hyde

The Pope also said that while he's in town he would like to go see 'The Book of Mormon.' — David Letterman

Originalism is sort of subspecies of textualism. Textualism means you are governed by the text. That's the only thing that is relevant to your decision, not whether the outcome is desirable, not whether legislative history says this or that. But the text of the statute. — Antonin Scalia

May the Lord our God be with us as He was with our ancestors. May He not abandon us or leave us h 58 so that He causes us to be devoted G to Him, i to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commands, statutes, and ordinances, which He commanded our ancestors. — Anonymous

The liabilities are always 100 percent good. It's the assets you have to worry about. — Charlie Munger