Jean Elson Quotes

“As a hedge against possible failure to prove adultery, this alleged “that for a period of time from 1901 and continuing thereafter he [had] kept up and continued an undue, improper, indecorous and licentious association and intimacy with a woman, named Mabel Cochrane, many years his junior, and of questionable character and immoral habits.”[i] Furthermore, Nina accused James of “bestowing upon and receiving marked and improper attention” beginning in the fall of 1901, “indulging in undue and improper familiarity and intimacy” with Mabel Cochrane.”

“I decided I wanted to be a lawyer when I was 11 years of age.”

“Scientific research and other studies have demonstrated that arts education can enhance American students' math and language skills and improve test scores which in turn increase chances of higher education and good jobs in the future.”

“Money will determine whether the accused goes to prison or walks out of the courtroom a free man.”

“Loyalty to the family must be merged into loyalty to the community, loyalty to the community into loyalty to the nation, and loyalty to the nation into loyalty to mankind. The citizen of the future must be a citizen of the world.”

“It comes with faith, for with complete faith there is no fear of what faces you in life or death.”

“To live without risk for me would be tantamount to death.”

“Tragedy in life normally comes with betrayal and compromise, and trading on your integrity and not having dignity in life. That's really where failure comes.”

“If the individual is to be happy in the contemporary order, he must be open-minded with respect to new values and new arrangements.”

“I have found adventure in flying, in world travel, in business, and even close at hand... Adventure is a state of mind - and spirit.”