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arbitrary rewards conformity
A person's willingness to conform to arbitrary parameters is not a good criterion for selecting talent or allocating rewards. Bruce Tulgan
arbitrary cuba decision mission nations permanent protest state strongly united wishes
The permanent mission of Cuba to the United Nations wishes to protest strongly at the arbitrary decision and to state that it disagrees completely with the pretexts given. Kofi Annan
arbitrary taxes pernicious
The most pernicious of all taxes are the arbitrary. David Hume
arbitrary collection lack pattern ridiculous seems
I often feel a discomfort, a kind of embarrassment, when I explain elementary-particle physics to laypeople. It all seems so arbitrary - the ridiculous collection of fundamental particles, the lack of pattern to their masses. Leonard Susskind
arbitrary arrived brevity good
Through an arbitrary problem, I had arrived at a tenet of good writing: brevity wins. Michael Winter
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 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 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 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
assertion broken environment failing lifting means poem social thus total toward
The poem, to me (until I go broke) is an attempt, an experiment, a failing experiment, toward assertion with broken means but an assertion, always, of a new and total culture, the lifting of an environment to expression. Thus it is social, the poem is a social instrument. William Williams
assertion critical difference fed funds gold percent quarter rate stand
We stand by the assertion that a quarter percent better fed funds rate will NOT make the critical difference to medium-term and/or long-term gold investors.
assertion classics decade evidence fiction joseph maria takes tim time took war western
There is a lot of evidence to back up the assertion that war fiction takes time. Many all-time classics of the genre, from Erich Maria Remarque's 'All Quiet on the Western Front' to Joseph Heller's 'Catch-22' to Tim O'Brien's 'The Things They Carried,' took over a decade to pen.
assertion countries figure foreign global individual interest interests meets needs policy served
Foreign policy is effectively the assertion of many individual countries intersecting on the global marketplace. And you have to figure out how to get your interest served in a way that meets the interests and needs of these other folks. John F. Kerry
assertion build countries decision dialogue forces india indicative intense reflected relationship strategic upgrade
Japan's decision to build more intense relationship with India as reflected by two countries assertion to upgrade their strategic dialogue is indicative of newer realignment of forces in Asia.
assertion avalanche coin evidence fund widely
There is an avalanche of evidence that will show that Noe's association with the coin fund was widely known, and making the assertion of concealment is preposterous.
assertion associated fact itself man manner reality wisdom
Wisdom itself is often an abstraction associated not with fact or reality but with the man who asserts it and the manner of its assertion John Galbraith
assertion confession course cowardly followed steady strength
There is, in world affairs, a steady course to be followed between an assertion of strength that is truculent and a confession of helplessness that is cowardly Dwight D. Eisenhower
assertion body create criticism given mirror movies time written
An often-repeated assertion in the body of film criticism I have written is the assertion that movies do not just mirror the culture of any given time; they also create it. bell hooks
naturally neighbor northern pointing
We wanted to bring the political situation in Austria on stage. Naturally we could not do that without pointing to Austrian's northern neighbor Germany. Leon Askin
naturally
Oh, yeah, naturally it's going to be disappointing, Michael Redd
naturally people
People are naturally curious, they want to see what's going on.
naturally sports
I think I'm skilful enough, but I don't consider myself a naturally talented, gifted sports person. Tony McCoy
naturally open replaced rock whether
Rock will always have CBGB, whether it's open or closed, ... It will just naturally be replaced by something else. Chris Cornell
naturally time
I wear menswear all the time. I don't do anything to make myself look more feminine. I naturally look and am more feminine.
naturally pleased reaching surprised
I think my first thought on reaching the summit- of course, I was very, very pleased to be there, naturally - but my first thought was one of a little bit of surprise. I was a little bit surprised that here I was, Ed Hillary, on top of Mt. Everest. After all, this is the ambition of most mountaineers. Edmund Hillary
naturally nature
It's not so much that I got that idea at some point, it came up naturally because of the improvisational nature of the story I was telling.
naturally worked
When I've worked with established artists, I've naturally been more restricted, but you still have to take risks and push yourself to do something different.
seemed tries whereas work
Ulster seemed to get their tries effortlessly whereas we had to work for ours.
seems interfere
Work doesn't seem to interfere with my life. I have time for everything, even time to be alone. Carolina Herrera
seems situation stop trying
We're in a situation where we just can't stop the bleeding. We keep trying to put band-aids on the wound, but nothing seems to help.
seems work
When you stop thinking about something, the idea comes to you. It seems to work. Jim Rash
seems commonplace
Anything seems commonplace, once explained. Arthur Conan Doyle
seems
We're going to do what we've been doing all year. It seems to be working fine.
seem surprises
There don't seem to be any surprises in here. Andrew Mitchell
seem
We're getting better. We just can't seem to get over the hump.
seem time
We haven't had crime writers, and for a long time in the Republic, we didn't seem to have a crime problem as such. Ken Bruen
sheer
This is a sheer farce, this is not a real trial.
sheer veterans vietnam volume
The sheer volume of Vietnam veterans now is overwhelming.
sheer i-can
It's through sheer will that I can sing. Harvey Fierstein
simply writes
She will come after us with $10 million. She simply writes another check, Slade Gorton
simply
There are times when you feel you simply can't go on. Ian Botham
simply strange
Acting is not an intellectual process for me. It comes from my heart. It's this strange netherworld of osmosis where I simply become. Rhys Ifans
simply
I can tell you that simply did not happen.
simply together work
I think there is more work to do, and we simply have to all work together and do everything we can to get it done, Robert Rubin
simply solution time
I think that part of the solution will come simply with time, because time does heal.
simply
it is simply not going to be enough. Angelina Jolie
simply
It is not satisfactory, it is simply not enough. Jose Barroso
simply
He is simply exceptional. He is always there at exceptional moments. Patrick Vieira
victim conferences prosecutor
I’ve never seen a prosecutor hold a press conference to discredit the victim, Al Sharpton
victim stressful
Until we question our stressful thoughts, we remain victims of the images in our head. Byron Katie
victim unfortunate presses
It's unfortunate, I've been the victim of some Australian press.
victim feels helpless
Victims always feel alone and helpless. Deepak Chopra
victim
Jose was a victim of an unfortunate accident, and we all feel for him.
victim yesterday
Here lies, extinguished in his prime,/ a victim of modernity:/ but yesterday he hadn't time--/ and now he has eternity.
victim
I don't think I was a victim, I don't think I was a victim at all. Charles Fisher
victimized
He essentially has been victimized by Mr. Avery as well.
victim
Basically, we've become a victim of our own success.
vision filmmaker evolve
A Great Movie Evolves when Everybody Has the Same Vision in Their Heads. Alan Parker
vision magic together
When you experience your wisdom and the power of things as they are, together, as one, then you have access to tremendous vision and power in the world. You find that you are inherently connected to your own being. That is discovering magic. Chogyam Trungpa
vision world way
When we clean up after ourselves, we have nothing to blame. When we begin to live our lives in that way, cleaning up after ourselves, what is left is further vision and further openness, which leads to cleaning up the rest of the world.
vision important gardening
Clarity is the most important thing. I can compare clarity to pruning in gardening. You know, you need to be clear. If you are not clear, nothing is going to happen. You have to be clear. Then you have to be confident about your vision. And after that, you just have to put a lot of work in. Diane von Furstenberg
vision events moments
The event of creation did not take place so many eons ago, astronomically or biologically speaking. Creation is taking place every moment of our lives. David Suzuki
vision looks one-thing
One must look for one thing only, to find many. Cesare Pavese
vision watches hamburgers
I’m not a good faster. My friends have visions of God, I have visions of hamburgers. The only time I watch the Food Channel is when I’m fasting. It’s pitiful. We did a 40 day fast. I bought 29 cookbooks. I don’t cook, but the pictures! I bought a deep-fryer and we don’t eat deep-fried food! Bill Johnson
vision elements replacements
I find in working always the disturbing intrusion of elements not a part of my most interested vision, and the inevitable obliteration and replacement of this vision by the work itself as it proceeds. Edward Hopper
vision literature originality
True originality consists not in a new manner but in a new vision. Edith Wharton