36 Quotes by James Payn

Of course, the republicans are going to vote with their party line, but the democrats couldn't find a good reason not to vote for him. After the hearings, what good reason would a person have to vote against the guy?

But, on the other hand, the occasional and precarious dripping of coppers has by no means a genial effect.

Nor, in our own country, must we fail to take notice of the establishment of School Boards.

This decision is very critical to the courts, as well as the president with all the other problems concerning public opinion. It's indicated that O'Conner was the swing-voter, so this position is more critical than Roberts'. If I was to advise the president, I would suggest he appoint someone more moderate like O'Conner. I would want someone who may vote with me and the other justices sometimes, and sometimes not.

It is quite extraordinary how very various are the opinions entertained on this point, and, before sifting them, one must be careful in the first place to eliminate from our inquiry the cases of that considerable class of persons who pinch themselves.

It's yet to be determined how Roberts will deal with important decisions. I don't know his position on issues like stem-cell research, abortion or affirmative action. These are things that someone may attempt to bring to the Supreme Court.

I had never had a piece of toastParticularly long and wide,But fell upon the sanded floor,And always on the buttered side.

I had never had a piece of toast Particularly long and wide, But fell upon the sanded floor, And always on the buttered side.

In England, literary pretence is more universal than elsewhere from our method of education.