John Deane Mean Quotations

The resolution should be amended, not defeated, because the president needs to be reminded that separation of powers does not mean an isolation of powers. He needs to be told he cannot simply ignore a law with no consequences.

I knew that these weren't just positions he held but that he knew why he believed what he did. His beliefs weren't hastily considered, but very carefully considered, ... Just be as mean and rough as they said you were.

I will give you one last bit of advice because you're going to be independent, naturally. And that is: don't let the fact that you're under heat change any of your views...So just be as mean and rough as they said you were.