Diversity on the bench is critical. As practitioners, you need judges who 'get it!' We need judges who understand what discrimination feels like. We need judges who understand what inequality feels like. We need judges who understand the subtleties of unfair treatment and who are willing to call it out when they see it! Debbie Wasserman Schultz American Politician More Debbie Wasserman Schultz Quotes 2
It can have the same effect on the bench as a player taking it end to end on a scoring rush. Mike Barnett More Mike Barnett Quotes 1
The bench gave us big, quality minutes. The bench was phenomenal, really. When we were slipping towards the end, John hit a couple big free-throws. Orlando Larracuente More Orlando Larracuente Quotes 1
Sometimes you get a glimpse of a semicolon coming, a few lines farther on, and it is like climbing a steep path through woods and seeing a wooden bench just at a bend in the road ahead, a place where you can expect to sit for a moment, catching your breath. Lewis Thomas English Scientist More Lewis Thomas Quotes 1
I've been in the league 12 years. To sit on the bench and complain about the way things were, that doesn't get anything done. I don't know. I'm playing for a championship and trying to make the playoffs. My effort has never changed. Chris Webber American Athlete More Chris Webber Quotes 0
Judges pretty much act independently once they get on the bench so I'm not really sure why Harper's concerned that the court is currently being stacked with a lot of Liberal appointments. Alan Young English Actor More Alan Young Quotes 0
It's so worth-while being a judge, because, if I make good, I can help prove that a woman's place is as much on the bench, in City Council, or in Congress, as in the home. Florence E. Allen More Florence E. Allen Quotes 0
When you come in to court as a plaintiff or as a defendant, it is terribly important that you look up at the bench and feel that that person represents you and will understand you, that that person is reflective of our community and of our society. Michael Bloomberg American Politician More Michael Bloomberg Quotes 0
A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. Napoleon Bonaparte French General More Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes 0
He lives out in Orchard Park. I mean, to be able to sit on the bench so patiently, for whatever part, and to be able to get up and do something, with such heroic competencies would be great. Robert Creeley American Poet More Robert Creeley Quotes 0
And the problem is once you get into this campaign business and begin to have a lot of money, then the person on the bench begins to think - what's going to happen if I decide the case this way or that way? Stephen Breyer American Judge More Stephen Breyer Quotes 0
I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot. Kobe Bryant American Athlete More Kobe Bryant Quotes 0
I know what I write about seems exotic to a lot of people, but not for me. I pulled up to an old trading post and saw a few elderly Navajos sitting on a bench. I felt right at home. Tony Hillerman American Author More Tony Hillerman Quotes 0
It was the baseball fantasy of a lifetime - to be able to sit on the bench with all those professional athletes. I got to take my son along because I wasn't sure I would be able to play with them. Matthew Modine American Actor More Matthew Modine Quotes 0
I had to wear that suit, so I put in my required time in the gym. But I'm not one of those actors who romanticizes his trials working out and brags that he can bench press a panda now. Ryan Reynolds Canadian Actor More Ryan Reynolds Quotes 0
If the guys on the bench were as good as the guys you have out there, they'd be out there in first place. Frank Robinson American Athlete More Frank Robinson Quotes 0
Europe is scooters. Europe is five young people on one bench sharing a chocolate bar. Their idea of entertainment and fun is so much different than ours, which is exactly why a movie about them would be funny. Mike Myers Canadian Comedian More Mike Myers Quotes 0
Absent scandal, a federal judge can serve for decades on the bench, underscoring the importance of appointing judges who have a proper understanding of their constitutional role. Paul Weyrich American Critic More Paul Weyrich Quotes 0
For me, being a starter doesn't matter. Of course, I'd like to be in at the end of the game, to be a big part of the team, and to play as many minutes as I can play. But starting and coming off the bench are two different challenges. Sue Wicks American Athlete More Sue Wicks Quotes 0
Our bench really got the job done for us. Brandon Woods (seven points) gave us some great minutes and Austin Montgomery came up with some big rebounds. Aaron Mattox More Aaron Mattox Quotes 0
I still remember that, the feeling we got. We looked at each other on the bench and said 'Let's go.' We scored one, let's go again. And two shifts later we scored another one. We told coach, get us out there. Ride us. It was a pretty neat feeling. Adam Burish More Adam Burish Quotes 0
I told [Johnny] Bench once, 'If you had come with me, you could be the principal of a high school by now'. Abe Lemons American Coach More Abe Lemons Quotes 0
I know it's hard to be on the bench and to cheer the team on, but these guys always put the team ahead of themselves. They've been more than supportive. Alfee Reft More Alfee Reft Quotes 0
It's not that often that you come to Rupp Arena and get to empty the bench. Allen Feldhaus More Allen Feldhaus Quotes 0