Wittes Quotes & Sayings

Asking journalists to denounce leaks because of their deleterious effects on the functioning of government is as hopeless as asking an airline to denounce jet fuel because of its impact on the environment. — Benjamin Wittes

'Doc, I can't stop singing the green green grass of home. 'That sounds like Tom Jones syndrome'. 'Is it common?' 'It's not unusual.' — Tommy Cooper

understanding a question is half an answer — Socrates

Really, why? You're a household name, you still have a fear of public speaking?" "Well, I am human. Just because I'm a household name doesn't mean anything. It actually makes things even worse in my opinion. — India T. Norfleet

I didn't have this rebellious streak in me. To me, I'm a product of circumstance. — Brad Katsuyama

I think my experience at the University of Chicago, working in the civil rights movement, working in the peace movement, working with community organizations, did a lot to influence the politics that I have. — Bernie Sanders

The only worthwhile achievements of man are those which are socially useful. — Alfred Adler

If trees could speak they wouldn't — Dorianne Laux

The boy who chose to play the villain in order to battle a monster who calls himself a hero — Lisa Maxwell

Its just either your way or my way.
There is no way that is universally right.
For British, they killed us to develop their own nation.
For Indians, we killed them so that we develop in a free nation. — Hanif Hassan Barbhuiya

The only thing that white people have that black people need, or should want, is power-and no one holds power forever. — James A. Baldwin

My life closed twice before its close — Emily Dickinson

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him. — Abraham Lincoln

Also, from a technical point of view, as you're standing in front of a microphone all day, it's quite a good idea that I should play a laid back sort of character because if he was too frenetic, I'd be exhausted by lunch! — Paul Darrow

Recommended additon to the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights: "A right to not have your data rise up and attack you." — Benjamin Wittes

Resentments and grudges are two of the main culprits that perpetuate cycles of self-abuse and victimhood. Stowed away inside you like parasites, they deplete you of your God-given life force and separate you from your inherent worth, your joy, and the love in your heart. — Debbie Ford

I'm not a big believer in the sense of Jews having a monopoly on comedy. — Woody Allen