John Stevens Quotes (42 Quotes)

to protect the public interest in free access to the products of inventive and artistic genius.

about the exercise of Federal power to control an interstate conspiracy to commit illegal acts.

Mardi Gras is our Christmas. Business is 200 percent, 300 percent more than usual.

I wouldn't have accepted if I didn't have the powers I need. If teams don't comply, they're going against the common good, and if they don't, why won't they

The District may have legitimate financial concerns, but our role in this dispute is to interpret existing law,

When the commission finds that a pig has entered the parlor, the exercise of its regulatory power does not depend on proof that the pig is obscene.

For two periods I thought we were okay but I can't really explain the third period. I don't ever remember losing like that and I've been here for every day of the Phantoms' existence.

Although it may not be a castle, it is the functional equivalent of a hotel room, a vacation and retirement home or a hunting and fishing cabin.

a pattern of unequal treatment in the administration of a wide range of public services, programs, and activities, including the penal system, public education, and voting.

Pharmacists refusing to dispense prescriptions are statistically a minor problem. The vast majority of pharmacists dispense the vast majority of prescriptions.

every generation in its turn.

One thing, however, is certain. Although we may never know with complete certainty the identity of the winner of this year's presidential election, the identity of the loser is perfectly clear. It is the nation's confidence in the judge as an impartial guardian of the rule of law.

It is critical that while protecting the ability of pharmacists to step away, patients are not abandoned.

He's 85 but in good health. And if that comes next year, there could be, with three new justices, a shift in the court. And that's a problem for both the right and the left. It isn't one side of the political spectrum or the other.

Every inquiry is a complex business. It's important to do meticulous research, be fearless and have the right team. I've got that.

We're on the wrong side of being close.

Riley is one of those guys that once he was in the lineup, he was hard to take out. He stands up for his teammates in the right situations and because he works so hard he keeps getting better and better. Whether he plays a little or a lot, he always brings energy to our lineup. He could play three minutes or take a regular shift and you always know he's out there. When a guy works as hard as he can, it has an effect on the people around him.

I felt acutely nervous as the procession approached. I was constantly scanning faces in the crowd looking for signs of trouble, and thinking, I hope to God nothing comes from somewhere.

Although the termination of the contract is the last point of interest.

The state made these changes because the agreement required them to do it. That's coercive.

The guys on our team that are expected to score need to score but they need to dig in and pay a bigger price to score in my opinion.

There's some dogs in this town we need to worry about. If your neighbor came out swinging a gun at you, you wouldn't feel safe in your neighborhood. But if you're going to have a neighbor's dog... come out and run you down, that's not any more right than a neighbor waving a gun in your face -- especially if they know it's a dangerous dog.

I agree that the university's scheme is permissible but do not believe the court should take the occasion to impose a cast-iron viewpoint neutrality requirement to uphold it,

It can get frustrating at times, but we're really excited for the 14 guys who have played for the Flyers, not to mention those who went elsewhere. You always want your players to get a chance. It's great when guys like Eager and Meyer get rewarded for continuing to work hard. And when guys go up, somebody else has to step up.

a long and happy career in our common calling.

On behalf of all the members of the court, it is a pleasure to extend to you a warm welcome,

They are also willing to kill without mercy -- and to take a long time in their planning.

always allowed local policy-makers wide latitude in determining how best to achieve legitimate public goals.

Just as the right to speak and the right to refrain from speaking are complementary components of a broader concept of individual freedom of mind, so also the individual's freedom to choose his own creed is the counterpart of his right to refrain from accepting the creed established by the majority.

There should have been a better plan in place to transport the ethanol. Now, because some people couldn't get a foolproof plan together, we have to live in fear of not being able to put gas in our cars.

We're still feeling this thing out. The thing I love about hockey is it's a man's game played like men, and you go out there and battle and play the game hard, and that's the way it should be. As long as they let us engage in the battles at the net, in the corners and the straight-up stuff -- the stuff around the waist, they're gonna call. We're all figuring this out right now, and hopefully it'll get better as things go along.

I would totally disagree with that comment. I don't think we're ever considered as a soft hockey team. We've had this conversation before, our guys that are expected to score, need to score.

If we can sign just one big deal to bring one more hi-tech firm here, it will be well worth it.

He was a good friend, maintaining his sense of humor and proportion throughout the difficult period that marked his most recent service,

There were some guys who had been in some minor trouble, but they were a small minority.

Promoting economic development is a traditional and long-accepted function of government,

Our job as coaches is to get everyone to value that part of the game, value being a teammate, and understand that their actions are responsible for the good of the group.

We recognize the important role that public worship plays in many communities, as well as the sincere desire to include public prayer as a part of various occasions so as to mark those occasions' significance,

To me, there are two things. You can work and you can compete. Don't ever confuse working with competing. Competing for me is working with the will to get it done. Somehow, someway you're going to come up with a loose puck.

Indeed, it seems clear that the adverse labels handicap candidates at the most crucial stage in the election process -- the instant before the vote is cast,

The New Jersey procedure challenged in this case is an unacceptable departure from the jury tradition that is an indispensable part of our criminal justice system.

We are trying to tie everything into The Citizen Downtown Mile. We just want to give people a little more to do.