Dianne Feinstein Quotes (125 Quotes)

You're young, but obviously with staying power. I'm convinced that you'll be there for 40 years. ... That concerns me even more. It means my vote means more ... what kind of a justice will you be, Judge Roberts

The United Nations should be given an opportunity to compel adherence to the 16 or so resolutions in the past which Iraq has effectively not complied with ... maybe some language could be added.

After the end of this month, which is November, we lose our vote in the general assembly of the United Nations,

The pivotal appointment is the next one.

To see the horrific images of the dead lying in the street unattended, bodies floating aimlessly face down in the water and Americans with no choice but to relieve themselves on the field of the Superdome - it boggles the mind that such depraved conditions descended on one of America's great cities,

Toughness doesn't have to come in a pinstripe suit.

We will defeat this if this comes to the floor. I suspect they won't even bring this to the floor.

He said, 'I was an advocate seeking a job it was a political job and that was 1985. I'm now a judge, I've been on the circuit court for 15 years and it's very different. I'm not an advocate, I don't give heed to my personal views. What I do is interpret the law,'

Two years ago, ... intense fires burned 739,597 acres in these national forests, destroying 3,631 homes and killing 24 people. Fuel loads may be worse this year because of grasses that have grown as a result of last winter's rains.

This is the most significant 'no' vote in modern political California history, and it ought to cause serious reflection by the governor.

Senator, that is exactly one of the questions before the court, I can't answer that in the abstract.

Did you really think that way and do you think that way today

In the last 10 years, the court has moved dramatically to the right. I think the president is well advised to take heed of this. The nation is extraordinarily divided and polarized.

I think there will be issues coming up before the Supreme Court involving some of this administration's decisions, certainly with respect war on terror, detainees, Americans detained, how long can you keep them,

I knew as little about what Judge Roberts really thought about issues after the hearings as I did before the hearing. This makes it very hard for me.

If this article is accurate, it calls into question the integrity and credibility of our nation's commitment to the rule of law.

The distrust is enormous. I hope somebody out there is listening who controls these prices.

I don't believe (Clinton's actions rise) to the level of impacting a danger on the nation to the extent that the nation has to be saved by removing this president from his office.

I'm not sure what the views are. I had a private conversation and I did get a feeling a feeling. Well, you can't take a feeling to the bank. So, it's up to me to try to ferret it out.

Domestic violence causes far more pain than the visible marks of bruises and scars. It is devastating to be abused by someone that you love and think loves you in return. It is estimated that approximately 3 million incidents of domestic violence are reported each year in the United States.

Women have begun to see that if I go through that doorway, I take everybody through it.

outside of a finding of something that is not known at this time.

I guess what has begun to concern me a little bit is Judge Roberts, the legal automaton, as opposed to Judge Roberts, the man, because I've heard so many times, 'I can't really say because it may come before me, ... I do expect to know a little bit more about how you feel and how you think as a man, because you're a very young man to be chief justice. You could be chief justice for 40 years. That's a very long time.

I don't really know what I'm going to do, ... What kind of a justice would you be, John Roberts

Embryonic stem cell research offers enormous promise to conquering many devastating and catastrophic diseases, ... California is leading the way, but unfortunately this research will be stopped in its tracks if some in Washington get their way. That is why I am so pleased to report that California is united behind keeping all avenues of research open to scientists.

We want to look at all the intelligence community work and see how it was used,

The basis for environmental and social legislation is often rooted in the commerce clause and other amendments to the Constitution,

I'm now a judge. I've been on the circuit court for 15 years. It's very different. I'm not an advocate',

It is my hope that the number of stem cell lines available for federally-funded research will be expanded so that the government can continue to participate in this vital research and provide hope to the millions of Americans with diseases that might be cured.

We will come back and fight again another day, ... But today ... I rise with a sad heart because we must postpone our battle for victims' rights.

I've learned something, and that is that the real meaning is in the public hearings, ... I ask questions in the public hearing, and those are the answers that go into the transcript.

I just find it an absolute travesty that these people who are going to be killed (and) maimed by weapons that have been negligently handled (will) have no recourse, ... And it's the only industry in America that's this way.

He ... had a sense of humor that is subject to interpretation, on women's rights for example,

I think we all agree that the loss of life is substantial the loss of property is substantial it is unacceptable to do nothing.

If you, Judge Roberts, subscribe to the Rehnquist court's restrictive interpretation of Congress's ability to legislate, the impact could be to severely restrict the ability of Congress to tackle nationwide issues that the American people have elected us to address.

Banning guns addresses a fundamental right of all Americans to feel safe.

When I couldn't get a sense of his judicial philosophy, I attempted to get a sense of his temperament and values. And I asked him about the end-of-life decisions clearly, decisions that are gut-wrenching, difficult and extremely personal. Rather than talking to me as a son, a husband, a fatherwhich I specifically requested he dohe gave a very detached response.

For the life of me, I don't understand what honest motive there is in putting this in front of this body to philosophically debate marriage on a constitutional amendment that is not going to happen, and which is enormously divisive in all of our communities.

This new justice will be critical in the balance with respect to rulings on congressional authority, as well as a woman's right to privacy, environmental protections, and many other aspects of constitutional law in the United States,

I hate to see a woman go down this way. I really, really do.

It would be very difficult, and I said this to you privately and I said it publicly, for me to vote to confirm someone whom I knew would overturn Roe v. Wade, because I remember - and many of the young women here don't - what it was like when abortion was illegal in America,

It was different then', ... 'I was an advocate seeking a job, a political job and that was 1985'.

Feinstein said she had expected Bush to select someone more conservative than Roberts appeared to be. I don't see anything definitive, ... And I do see things to believe that . . . this is a fine legal scholar who will truly look at the law.

Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want.

After a disaster such as Hurricane Katrina, the federal government has a profound obligation to help those in need, ... Right now, the victims of Hurricane Katrina need our help. Entire communities have been destroyed. Families have been torn apart. Many are still missing. Tens of thousands remain homeless. As the recovery proceeds, we in the Senate pledge to do everything in our power to help rebuild the shattered lives across the Gulf Coast.

I thought he should go very public with it, that I thought he should step forward and say whatever it was they had between them, ... Yes.

The theory is that private sector competition will drive down the cost of drugs, ... That may happen, or it may not happen. We need to watch that, and we will. I feel confident that the leadership will make changes if the cost containment is not kept.

Despite repeated efforts by myself and staff, the White House did not address my request,

Simply put, I didn't find the argument that he was just an employee doing just what his bosses wanted to be credible.

This incident is a clear sign that industry's efforts to self-regulate when it comes to protecting consumers' sensitive personal data are failing,