Michael Kirby Quotes

#1. I am sure that no one coming to this ceremony expected a High Court judge to use the occasion to talk about that four-letter word, love. But that's a good thing. In life, never be predictable. It's so uncool.

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#2. It is often said that the best leaders are those who serve.

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#3. The murderers of the three Bytyqi brothers, New York residents who were executed by Serbian Ministry of Interior personnel in 1999, have never been prosecuted. The U.S. government cannot accept that the murderers of three of its citizens go unpunished.

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#4. Failure will not overcome me so long as my will to succeed is stronger

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#5. I am the result of a loving upbringing in a peaceful country, with wonderful parents and siblings, a very long-term relationship, stability, support - but a feeling that life isn't always just and that there is injustice for people and we should do something about it.

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#6. One of my responsibilities is to make sure that justice is done for our citizens ... I want this case to be completed. Until that happens, it will continue to burden our relationship.

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#7. A computer is a machine for constructing mappings from input to output.

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#8. The protection of our liberties does not ultimately depend on parliaments or even the courts. It depends on the love of the people for liberty.

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#9. I think it is in the interest of the people of [Serbia] that no one, not even the government, can get away with the crime, whoever the victim.

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