#legal

The president, just as any other American, deserves a legal defense against personal lawsuits not related to his office. But the costs of that defense should be borne by him and not the taxpayer. ↗

— Ben Nighthorse Campbell

#american #any #borne #costs #defense

You know, my first three or four drafts, you can see, are on legal pads in long hand. And then I go to a typewriter, and I know everybody's switching to a computer. And I'm sort of laughed at. ↗

— Robert Caro

#drafts #everybody #first #four #go

We are led by lawyers who do not understand either technology or balance sheets. ↗

— Thomas Friedman

#balance #balance sheets #either #lawyers #led

Must we always comment on life? Can it not simply be lived in the reality of Christ's terms of contact with the Father, with joy and peace, fear and love full to the fingertips in their turn, without incessant drawing of lessons and making of rules? ↗

— Elisabeth Elliot

#legalism #experience

I remember being upset because I was finally legal to drink in Canada, and I decided to throw that all away and move to America, where I had to wait another two years. I came here to do improv and to try to join the Groundlings. ↗

— Ryan Reynolds

#another #away #because #being #came

However saying that I totally support the concept of civil partnerships in the eyes of the law, and think it a disgrace that same sex couples have had to wait so long for legal rights, protection and recognition. ↗

— Adam Rickitt

#concept #couples #disgrace #eyes #had

Drones can be a highly effective way of dealing with high-priority targets, but they should not become the drug of choice for an administration that is afraid to use successful, legal and safe tactics of the past. ↗

— Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr.

#afraid #become #choice #dealing #effective

In my book, I detail the critical information we obtained from al Qaeda terrorists after they became compliant following a short period of enhanced interrogation. I have no doubt that that interrogation was legal, necessary and saved lives. ↗

— Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr.

#al #became #book #compliant #critical

We knew that if the photos of CIA officers conducting authorized EIT (enhanced interrogation techniques) ever got out, the difference between a legal, authorized, necessary, and safe program and the mindless actions of some MPs (military police) would be buried by the impact of the images. ↗

— Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr.

#authorized #between #buried #cia #conducting

As for lawyers, it's more fun to play one than to be one. ↗

— Sam Waterston

#fun #lawyers #more #play #than