Quotes about assert
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.
assert beyond decision earnings growth higher highs itself market opens opportunity strong technology
When we get beyond the Fed's decision in August, it then opens up the opportunity for technology to assert itself because of its strong earnings growth and take the market to higher highs and higher lows.
assert interest newborn opportunity peace protect provided respecting save whatever
And also I assert our interest in respecting all our obligations and implementing all our commitments. And will save no effort whatever to protect this newborn opportunity of peace, that is provided through what we have already declared here today. Mahmoud Abbas
assert english impartial valuable
I will for ever, at all hazards, assert the dignity, independence, and integrity of the English bar; without which, impartial justice, the most valuable part of the English constitution, can have no existence.
asserted million music ourselves pay records sold worldwide
We asserted ourselves as a music community, and showed legislators that music is positive. Especially if you've sold 300 million records worldwide and pay taxes. Krist Novoselic
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
assert control trying
Some are trying to assert some control over their lives.
assertive bounce defending game good great looked running until
She had a great game tonight. She had a good bounce to her, running up and down the court, defending as well. She was assertive and looked good until the fall. Jose Fernandez
assert decided
She decided to play and she went to work. She decided to come out and assert herself.
asserted continue elected president supporting
She asserted to him that U.S. administration will continue supporting the elected president and his policies.
assertive far loose quicker step sure taking teams tonight types
Most teams we play are quicker than we are. So we've got to make sure that we're really assertive as far as taking that first step to the loose ball, taking that first step to the basketball. Those types of things are what we have to do to be successful, and tonight we did that.
asserting handle himself learning nice positive problem respond year
Mike's doing a nice job. He's asserting himself offensively, and he's learning how to respond (in a positive manner) when things don't go well. That was a big problem a year ago. When things didn't go well, he'd get down (mentally) on himself. He's learning how to handle (adversity) this year.
assertive came good mistakes playoff start
Mistakes. I thought we were really assertive at the start of the game. We came out strong. We did everything but score. Kipper made some good saves. Then we started making mistakes. This is playoff hockey. You can't have that right now. Ryan Smyth
asserting basis legal terms violation
We're asserting they are in violation of the terms of their visas and that they have no legal basis to be in the U.S..
assertive blown capable drive hit national open shots winning
We didn't want to get blown out on national TV. I just wanted to be assertive and just try to hit the open shots and drive to the basket, which I'm always capable of doing. So the MVP was never in my mind; just winning the ballgame. LeBron James
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.
assertive defence forming quicker
We need to be a lot quicker in forming our defence and a lot more assertive when we go in for the tackle, Peter Russell
assert belief fear firm
Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. Franklin D. Roosevelt
asserting die men propose slave
We are men, and propose to live like men in this free land, without the contamination of slave labor, or die like men, if need be, in asserting the rights of our race, our country, and our families. Denis Kearney
asserting cultural dominance gain kinds open people societies source status study
People who study primate societies make a distinction between two kinds of cultural interactions, agonic and hedonic. In agonic societies, you gain status by asserting dominance over others. In hedonic societies, you gain status by drawing attention to yourself. Open source is a hedonic culture. Eric S. Raymond
assert blade kept man rust sharp stand
No man can stand still; the moment progress is not made, retrogression begins. If the blade is not kept sharp and bright, the law of rust will assert its claim. Orison Swett Marden
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
assertive both cultures female generally men ok puts risk side similar skills thinking women
The promiscuity of men in both these cultures is generally more acceptable. The thinking is that's OK for men to have side dishes. And that puts women at risk because many of these men don't use condoms. The two cultures are similar because there is a need for female empowerment so women can be assertive in their negotiating skills to get men to use condoms and be tested.
assertion truth
A bare assertion is not necessarily the naked truth.
asserted easily god ground happiness human jefferson liberty life overlooked pursuit thomas
It is easily and often overlooked that when Thomas Jefferson asserted that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness were inalienable human rights, he did so on the ground that they had been endowed by God, our Creator. Tom Stoppard
assert disposable national principle truth
We want to assert the very principle that truth is absolute, truth is supreme, truth is never disposable in national political life. John Howard
assert christians devout dictators happen muslims power protesting revolution seen side square work
Muslims and Christians can work together to depose dictators and assert the power of the people. We've seen it happen on the Tahrir Square in Cairo during the 2011 revolution in Egypt, with devout Muslims and Coptic Christians protesting side by side. Miroslav Volf
assert
I was in high school, and when you get to be 14, 15, you start to feel a little more like your own person so that you can assert your adulthood a little bit. Damien Chazelle
assert asserted charges citizens due exactly execution extremist far leader obama political power target
The most extremist power any political leader can assert is the power to target his own citizens for execution without any charges or due process, far from any battlefield. The Obama administration has not only asserted exactly that power in theory, but has exercised it in practice. Glenn Greenwald
assert given people vigor
We are going to assert ourselves, ... What has given us new vigor in this is we think the American people are on our side. Charles Schumer
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
assert history meant studies
I'm always made a little uncomfortable by studies that assert that Millennials are the most narcissistic generation in history. To me, being young has always meant being self-absorbed; in many ways, that's what youth is for.