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arbitrary colour
All colours are arbitrary. Carl Sagan
arbitrary covered habit perplexity smart
Like other potentates with a long habit of arbitrary authority, she covered her perplexity with a smart show of decision. Dorothy Fisher
arbitrary assertion naturally seem sheer simply victim vision
It is deplorable, but not tragic, simply to be a victim of circumstance. Sheer victimization is not an assertion - and it naturally makes not for vision but for frustration. The victimizing circumstances, or accidents, seem arbitrary and exorbitant, even silly. Kenneth Burke
arbitrary believe bill conduct echoes flaws government graham happened huge process property raise shown subjective taxes towns type ways west
I believe that what has happened in West Tisbury is going to have echoes for years to come around the ways we raise property taxes in Massachusetts. I think Bill Graham has shown us that there are huge flaws - frightening flaws - in the way towns conduct this type of business. There can be nothing arbitrary - and there should be nothing subjective - about the process of taxation. That's been a cornerstone of our government and our society. Kerry Scott
arbitrary cannot citizens freedom hard law power raise rulers trusted voices work
Freedom under law is hard work. If rulers cannot be trusted with arbitrary power, it is up to citizens to raise their voices at injustice.
arbitrary determine earned moving particular somewhat
It is somewhat arbitrary because it's a moving average. How do you determine what you would have earned on that particular date?
arbitrary behind boundary data decision hard
Hard data is behind boundary changes. It is not an arbitrary decision at all.
arbitrary conclusive final judgment present takes timetable
I don't think we should have some arbitrary timetable ... You give it as long as it takes to come to a conclusive and final judgment they're not cooperating. And at the present they're not. Tony Blair
arbitrary based gas house inclined prefer relief support tax time
I would be inclined to support gas tax relief on the House floor, but I would prefer the reinstatement of the gas tax be based on price, not an arbitrary time frame,
beyond commitment regardless scale sheer
Regardless of how much will or commitment they show, the sheer scale of it is beyond their capacities.
beyond infinite last number step
Reason's last step is the recognition that there are an infinite number of things which are beyond it Blaise Pascal
beyond congress decay enormous require resources
reconstructing Iraq's infrastructure would require enormous resources beyond what the Congress appropriated -- after 30 years of neglect, decay and corruption.
beyond both original yellow
Our populations of yellow perch and walleye are both doing well, while our steelhead fisheries have flourished beyond our original expectations.
beyond focus matured measured needs relationship sheer stage trading
Our relationship has matured beyond the stage when our focus should be measured by the sheer potential. Now, our trading relationship needs to be measured by results.
beyond highest incredibly level maturity paula performance played poise rookie standard year
Paula has played incredibly well during her rookie year and has displayed poise and maturity beyond her years. She has consistently played at the highest level and has set a new performance standard for rookies.
beyond desperate hears information message resources teens thousands year
Our organization hears from thousands of teens and young adults each year who are desperate for information and resources beyond the one-sided 'born-gay' message that saturates our culture. Alan Chambers
beyond capable dividing drawn line mind opposites pairs passing
Our mind is capable of passing beyond the dividing line we have drawn for it. Beyond the pairs of opposites of which the world consists, other, new insights begin. Hermann Hesse
beyond common discover extend form great meet members neighbors patrol
Our members often form friendships that extend beyond patrol activities. It's a great way to meet neighbors and discover common interests.
civilians focus quickly treated wounded
Our focus right now is to get the civilians who are wounded treated as quickly as possible,
civilian conflict decade highest human increasing injuries number numbers reported rights seen situation steadily
Over a decade of conflict we have seen the human rights situation steadily worsening, with increasing numbers of civilian killings and injuries and, for a time, the highest number of reported 'disappearances' in the world. Irene Khan
civilian fights god hard life people please sort transition war
Please God, I'll never be in a war zone, but everything I sort of know about people who come back is that it's a hard transition to make. I mean, even if you've not been in a war, even if you've just been in the Forces, you come back and probably have more fights in civilian life. Martin Freeman
civilian except factory farm impressive johnson martial pursuit soldier spectacle uniform words
RECRUIT, n. A person distinguishable from a civilian by his uniform and from a soldier by his gait.Fresh from the farm or factory or street, His marching, in pursuit or in retreat, Were an impressive martial spectacle Except for two impediments --his feet. --Thompson Johnson
civilian
We need a lot of civilian monitors but they must be protected, Joschka Fischer
civilian commitment equal iraq military
We need a civilian commitment in Iraq equal to our military one.
civilians refugees villages
I have interviewed the refugees and civilians from these villages who testified to this.
civilians drunk joint loved nearest night paid picked sailors soldiers town
I got drunk that night in Honolulu, and we had some celebration. I went to the nearest joint I could find. Soldiers and sailors paid for nothing. Civilians paid for everything, picked up all our tabs. They loved us. The town was ours.
civilians fighting fights-and-fighting houses
Hundreds of civilians have fled the fighting and the militiamen have been torching houses as they disperse.
entity somebody
We need an operational entity -- somebody who's accountable for it. Pat Burns
entity stand
If all one does is get another entity to stand in place of NYRA, you're going to have the same results,
entity gaining mickey mostly recording seems
When it comes to the recording and writing, it's still mostly Mickey and I. But now there's this whole live entity that's a whole different thing, and it seems to be where we're gaining the most popularity. Gene Ween
entity insist overall primary remains writers
Writers and intellectuals have a duty to humanity. It is to insist that the human entity remains the primary asset in overall development; thus, it must be safeguarded. Wole Soyinka
entity life unto
Each book should be an entity unto itself, with its own structure, character, life, name. Edward Hirsch
entity structure apartheid
The so-called 'Palestinian autonomous areas' are bantustans. These are restricted entities within the power structure of the Israeli apartheid system. Nelson Mandela
entity future less peace question survival
The question of the survival of the PA as an entity is less important than the future of the peace process.
entity felt generate main
We felt it was very important for an entity like CCTV to make its presence felt... To generate a space and to define a space, that is the main thing. Rem Koolhaas
entity process collectives
The market is not a place, a thing, or a collective entity. It is a process. Ludwig von Mises
flawed greek relationship seems version whether
There's something about the superheroes and the idea behind their relationship with humans, whether it's a metaphor for the better part of ourselves, or the more flawed part of ourselves. So it seems to really be our own pop-culture version of Greek mythology. Clark Gregg
flawed
I'm always much more interested in flawed heroes than in perfect ones. Graham Moore
flawed middle schools simply
Middle schools are flawed organizationally. They simply don't work.
flawed paul remake whether
Whether you're a believer or not, a flawed biblical epic is going to be more entertaining than a remake of a Paul Verhoeven movie or some third-rate sci-fi flick. David Harsanyi
flawed gives god good judgments list
We don't have some message from God that gives us a list of what's good and what's not good. Obviously, we have to make our own flawed judgments about each thing.
flawed good rule super toss winning
Winning the toss is a good start. As we know, the super sub rule is a flawed rule and we have to make the most of it. Stephen Fleming
flawed
It has nothing to do with flawed policy.
flawed love
I love flawed characters, male or female, and I only want to talk about flawed characters, really, in what I do. Jenji Kohan
flawed great historical lens stories
I like to write stories that read like historical fiction about great, world-changing events through the lens of a flawed protagonist. Carol Berg
laws might parallel particle physical recipe region
Physical laws provide, at best, a recipe for how the world might be computed in parallel particle by particle and region by region. Rudy Rucker
lawsuit
That would have set a new precedent. We've overemphasized historically the lawsuit tool.
laws retard
Laws are two-by-fours, ... They are very broad. . . . They retard innovation.
laws reference
Mr. Mantle, do you have any observations with reference to the application of antitrust laws to baseball? Mickey Mantle
laws pitt properly security sees time
Mr. Pitt got in trouble. If he is not doing the job, sees to it that security laws are properly enforced, it's time for him to depart. John Dingell
laws morality nations perceive persons radical relations religions sexual time undergoing upheld western
All thoughtful persons perceive that the ideas of the morality of sexual relations upheld by the religions and laws of the Western nations are in our time undergoing a radical transformation. Ellen Key
laws time war
In time of war the laws are silent. Marcus Tullius Cicero
laws obey people
It is not for the people to give laws to the prince, but to obey his mandate.
laws looking
We are not looking at any laws that are going to confiscate guns, Carolyn McCarthy
military next orders outlook remains sales tent unchanged until year
Our outlook for military tent sales this year and next remains unchanged until we have orders in hand,
military war army
At the end of the day...if your army won't fight, it's because they don't trust their incompetent, corrupt generals, they don't trust each other. This is an enduring civil war between the Shia, the Sunni, and the Kurds. So I don't think we've got any options and we'd be ill-advised to start bombing where we really can't sort out the combatants or understand where the civilian population is. Barry McCaffrey
military sight balance
For if we merely take what obviously appears the line of least resistance, its obviousness will appeal to the opponent also; and this line may no longer be that of least resistance. In studying the physical aspect, we must never lose sight of the psychological, and only when both are combined is the strategy truly an indirect approach, calculated to dislocate the opponent's balance. B. H. Liddell Hart
military lying cutting
The nearer the cutting off point lies to the main force of the enemy, the more immediate the effect; whereas the closer to the strategic base it takes place, the greater the effect.
military decision battle
[The] aim is not so much to seek battle as to seek a strategic situation so advantageous that if it does not of itself produce the decision, its continuation by a battle is sure to achieve this. In other words, dislocation is the aim of strategy.
military enemy purpose
In the case of a state that is seeking not conquest but the maintenance of its security, the aim is fulfilled if the threat is removed - if the enemy is led to abandon his purpose.
military men stupidity
No man can exactly calculate the capacity of human genius and stupidity, nor the incapacity of will.
military balance usual
The more usual reason for adopting a strategy of limited aim is that of awaiting a change in the balance of force ... The essential condition of such a strategy is that the drain on him should be disproportionately greater than on oneself.
military taken order
While hitting one must guard ... In order to hit with effect, the enemy must be taken off his guard.
president secure
President Bush, read my lips: secure our borders.
president rick strongly
Our president is with us on these issues. Our governor, Rick Perry, is strongly with us on these issues. But they need our help.
president public seen
Our president can be seen in public for the first time.
president want affair
In foreign affairs, the president can do what he wants unless Congress says no. In domestic policy, the president can't do anything unless Congress says yes. Bill Vaughan
president momentum republican
In the wiretapping, despite all the momentum for a more assertive Congress, you're seeing Congress backing down, because there are many Republicans and even Democrats who are afraid of being seen as preventing the president from protecting the nation.
president statement strong
I think that (AFL-CIO President John) Sweeney will have to make a strong statement about the AFL-CIO and how it's strong and still relevant.
president shattered trust vote
I will vote to impeach the president because he has shattered the trust of the American people. Bob Ney
president
He is the established constitutional president of Mauritania.
president vice
He is to the vice president what the vice president is to the president. Mary Matalin
puts town
It essentially puts our little town on the map.
puts
He comes out to compete. He comes out and puts up MVP numbers. Mack Strong
puts
This puts us right where we want to be ? things will get real interesting. Larry Coker
puts side table
This puts them on the same side of the table as you,
puts till understand words
There are those who understand everything till one puts it into words
puts yankee
Well, that kind of puts the damper on even a Yankee win! Phil Rizzuto
puts risk
Usually, because society's inequalities puts them at risk -- unjust, unconscionable risk. Kofi Annan
puts throws
Not being secure affects us as humans. It throws us off our balance. It puts us in disarray. Sonequa Martin-Green
puts start three
It was a big boost. When you start off with three runs, it puts them on the defensive. Mike Jacobs
risk accomplish great-things
If you never take risks, you'll never accomplish great things. Everybody dies, but not everyone has lived. C. S. Lewis
risk important use
It's very important for me to really use this body as a barometer of a certain kind of knowledge--to take the personal risk of exposing my own body in a certain kind of way. I can't ask anybody else to do something that I don't do first myself. Carrie Mae Weems
risk inquiry elements
All inquiries carry with them some element of risk.
risk tears ifs
You risk tears if you let yourself be tamed. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
risk strategy efficiency
Improving efficiency on the farm is not only a risk-reduction strategy, it's a profitability strategy.
risk
That's the risk you take in the shotgun. But it was nothing serious.
risk
That's the risk when you come down here with no points. Scott Riggs
risk taking worth
That's a world worth taking a risk for,
risk small talking
I think that we are talking about a very, very small risk -- but not zero.
standards
Just because I have my standards they think I'm a bitch. Diana Ross
standards lows process
If your standards are low, you're going to stop pretty early on in the process. Aimee Mann
standards disappointed expected
I have disappointed and failed to live up to the standard I expected of myself. Eliot Spitzer
standards-set amber gone
I have always been very rebellious and gone against the grain. I've always challenged the standards set before me. Amber Heard
standards heels
Keep your heel, head and standards high. Coco Chanel
standards heels
Keep your heels, head & standards high!
standards
The expectations are very high. The standards were set long before I was born. Jeff Olson
standards asks ifs
Ask yourself not if this or that is expedient, but if it is right. Alan Paton
standards courses
Of course my standards are out of date! That's why they're called standards. Alan Bennett
subject taboo
Photographers never want to talk about the fact that they may well be in decline. It's the greatest taboo subject of all. Martin Parr
subjects throughout wellbeing
The wellbeing of the head resounds throughout the whole body, and as are the Superiors, so, in turn, will their subjects be.
subject
I'll kind of get interested in a subject and I won't know why. It'll be in my head for many years and I'll say, 'Do I know enough here to research?'
subject
I don't think it has anything to do with the subject matter.
subject
He was getting at a really important subject and he did it thoughtfully and gracefully. Dan Smith
subject whatever
Whatever he does, Dick will do it his own way, because whatever he does, it will be the subject of ridicule. Alan Simpson
subject
Mr. Rove is still a subject of the investigation.
subjects
Writers do not find subjects; subjects find them. Elizabeth Bowen
subject
I don't really write for an audience. I just write what the subject seems to me to require. Garry Wills
thinks
He's a lot better than he thinks he is.
thinks
He'll tell it like it is. If he thinks something is not right, he'll holler about it. I'd be hollering at everybody, too. John Breaux
thinks whatever william
Whatever (Town Administrator William Keegan) thinks is right,
thinks
Where all think alike, no one thinks very much Walter Lippmann
thinks wherever
A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges is not Christian. This is not in the Gospel. Pope Francis
thinks
When one thinks about religion, one should think about peace. Dennis Ross
thinks thousands
I think everyone out there thinks that there's been hundreds and hundreds and thousands of women. That is not actually the case. Shane Warne
thinks
I've always been a person who thinks it's really important to better themselves.
thinks whenever
Whenever we lose, he thinks he's going to have cardiac arrest. Michael Barrett
tried
We've tried surgery, medications, and nothing has changed.
tried voluntary
We've tried all the voluntary options, ... They have all failed. We know what we've got to do. Tom Daschle
tried types
We've tried A.J. at fullback and other types of things.
tried
I was too close, so I tried to back off and whack it. I didn't get it. Sidney Crosby
tried
I didn't get a sense of what the temperature is on that. I tried to allay the fears, and there are significant fears.
tried
I am going to go at him (Iverson). I am going to make him play defense. That is what I tried to do tonight. Nate Robinson
tried
Have you ever tried to write with one hand? Jonas Jennings
tried
He's got some big ones. If I was a coach, no way I'd have tried that.
tried
I would probably say yes. I don't see getting another surgery. We tried it. It didn't work. I don't see doing another. Grant Hill
women
Survivor. With all the women together, there's no modesty. Jeff Probst
women community progress
I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved. B. R. Ambedkar
women war world
If women ruled the world and we all got massages, there would be no war.
women law opinion
No written law has ever been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion. Carrie Chapman Catt
women distance giving
To the wrongs that need resistance, To the right that needs assistance, To the future in the distance, Give yourselves.
women empowering inspirational-women
I survived because I was tougher than anybody else. Bette Davis
women
I will not say that women have no character; rather, they have a new one every day Heinrich Heine
women
It is always the village women who drive these things. Stephen Lewis
women
I think it's sexy when women have shapely bodies. Jaime Pressly