The Native American side was tragic. It's just unbelievable what has happened to them.
I don't think a judge should be too much involved in outside activities.
With competition everyone has to try harder.
I could see flames from the windows of my chambers. For the next three or four days we had major rioting here in Washington and I stayed at the court day and night.
The attorney general would call at 5 o'clock in the evening and say: 'Tomorrow morning we are going to try to integrate the University of Mississippi. Get us a memo on what we're likely to do, and what we can do if the governor sends the National Guard there. '
I took the position from day one that it was the right decree, that the modifications I made to the decree were proper, that the correct outcome had been obtained, and that in due time all of that would become apparent. And it has become apparent.
Defendants are being evaluated based on numerical grid without any aggravating circumstances being considered. The effect has been to transfer the disparity from the judge to the prosecutor allowing for a great deal of leeway on indictments.
Death takes us piecemeal, not at a gulp.
I like singing live. I'm actually very confident and I want to give the best to my fans.
The two inaugurations were different. The first inauguration I was thinking to myself, "Let's make sure I don't screw this up. " I think there is - people always talk about how cool I am. I don't care how cool you are.
Apparently, despite my awareness of its pejorative connotation, procrastinating is something I fall victim to quite frequently. I'm not proud of it; I'm just being honest.