Quotes About Judgment

The punctilious magistrate, presiding in his bivouac of matting, vanished without punctilio.

Sorting out which prejudices are to be criticized or rejected is not the beginning point of inquiry, but an end product, an achievement of inquiry.

I always look for a woman who has a tattoo. I see a woman with a tattoo, and I'm thinking, okay, here's a gal who's capable of making a decision she'll regret in the future.

If Donald Trump and the Wicked Witch of the West had a kid, it would be Jayne-Anne. She looks like a librarian with some money and good taste in clothes but underneath the Verace, she's Godzilla with tits.

It's more like how some people can't help but bring out the not necessarily righteous parts of your personality. Like how you meet someone and instantly know they're a full-time professional victim, and no matter how hard you try, something takes over and you can't help needling them.

They were the understanding eyes of kindly folk who burned witches alive to save their souls.

I wait up front like some asshole whose mom is picking out his suit for prom night right in front of all the mean girls from school.

And if he's found guilty?" "Then his fate will be that of all the ignobles.

Geryon looks at me like I'm a moldy ham sandwich someone forgot in the back of the fridge at work.

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned." "Then you'll fit in just fine around here," he says.

Ray comes out a few seconds later, wiping his hands on a small towel. He's in a white shirt and tan pants. In good shape. He's sandy haired and wearing Buddy Holly glasses. Ray could be a computer programmer or an ad writer. Whatever he does for a living, he doesn't look like any brujo I've ever seen. He puts out his hand as he comes in. "Hi. I'm Ray," he says. We shake. "I'm Stark." He walks back to stand by Carlos.

Dying isn't the worst thing in the world, but dying because you're stupid is.

I know a killer when I see one and he's one cold Charlie Starkweather motherfucker.

If it is true that we cannot possess knowledge of what is good in any absolute sense, it is equally true that we have an ethical duty to decide between what is better and what is worse.

We judge the world quite harshly, but we rarely judge noise. We can hide in the noise.

Never underestimate the power of stupid

being mostly correct and decisive typically yields better results than taking the time to figure out what is perfectly correct.

Politics, like theater, is one of those things where you've got to be wise enough to know when to leave.

They'd rather have the killing continue?' 'Certainly. An occasional killing does wonders for business.' 'If the town is that way, it doesn't deserve to live.' 'A perceptive man your father was, naming you Judgement.

That's what I like about traveling—you can sit down, maybe talk to someone interesting, see something beautiful, read a good book, and that's enough to qualify as a good day. You do that at home and everyone thinks you're a bum.

I am only sorry that we were not allowed to shake the judge's hand, and then dance on the desks.

What condemnation could possibly be more harsh than one's own, when self-pretense is no longer possible?

Defer the actual decision until a decision can be made more responsibly, based on actual knowledge, but not so late that it is not possible to take advantage of the knowledge.

A sensible man knows you can't please everybody. A wise man knows you can't please anybody.