Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dag Hammarskjold

Life demands from you only the strength you posses. One feat is possible -- not to have run away.

Scripture nowhere divides worship up into a series of independent 'elements', each requiring independent scriptural justification. Scripture nowhere tells us that the regulative principle demands that particular level of specificity, rather than some other.

Meeting today's and tomorrow's demands for safe, fresh water requires everyone's efforts, from isolated village communities to global industries and world leaders. Solutions need to be as diverse as the threats. The key will be in finding solutions that view meeting people's needs and nature conservation as compatible, not conflicting, aims.

Now they want to say, 'What the previous administration put on the table, OK, we take that and let's start and have further demands and have further concessions from Israel,' ... That's not the way to do business.

Marilynne Robinson

When I lecture, under almost all circumstances, I write a new lecture for the occasion. It helps me think. It helps me make demands of myself that I would not otherwise make.

Getting all our seats is not enough to satisfy Serbia, ... Our demands go far beyond.

Jamal Crawford

I felt overwhelmed by ticket demands and people wanting something from me. I said, I've got to get me a home team.

She still has some things to learn. I haven't pushed her to be a team leader because she is playing with juniors and seniors. But her position kind of demands it.

If this is true, it could potentially be a very serious problem for Intel. It could lead to demands for a recall of the chip,

To us, his demands sounded rather reasonable. He didn't want a plane to Cuba. He didn't demand 300 million dollars.

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

The woman who thinks she is intelligent demands equal rights with men. A woman who is intelligent does not.

Mary Wollstonecraft

I love my man as my fellow; but his scepter, real, or usurped, extends not to me, unless the reason of an individual demands my homage; and even then the submission is to reason, and not to man.

Tony Romo

If you get a great wife who understands the demands of someone in athletics, I think that's important.

The mentality of the Russian demands a lord, a czar, a president.

William Gibson

Whenever I read a contemporary literary novel that describes the world we're living in, I wait for the science fiction tools to come out. Because they have to - the material demands it.

We set high demands and try to meet them. This team has great character, and they have a great work ethic. They take pride in the tradition of the program, and they don't want to be the ones to not keep it alive.

Randeep Hooda

My mom often tells me to get married, but she gets it now that I don't want to. Like any other mom, she is worried, but she also understands the demands of my profession. I am blessed to have a family like this.

We've been getting demands from all sorts of organizations that the price point was prohibitive.

We are making significant steps that will enhance our focus on meeting financial commitments and position us to meet marketplace demands for 2003 and beyond.

Roxane Gay

Demands for solidarity can quickly turn into demands for groupthink, making it difficult to express nuance.

Zach Woods

I'm a very anxious person, and it's hard for me to be in the moment. Improv demands that you be in the moment.

Rocco Buttiglione

The problems faced by this extraordinary monument that represents the heart of Rome demands an extraordinary effort,

Lina Wertmuller

I've always been an angel. Sometimes I transform into a witch only because the filmmaking demands it.

In this fast-developing world, particularly in the fast-transforming China market, we really need to take this opportunity and offer a modern interpretation of Scandinavian design which fits people's demands perfectly.

We're so far behind, in terms of what the market demands today, that this is something that needed to be done.

Bill Cowher

When we come here, there will be a lot of demands on many of these guys. (The goal) is to come here and prioritize things and try not to get out of the routine, and understand that Wednesday, Thursday, Friday is just like a regular game.

Matt Busby

United is no longer just a football club; it is an institution. I feel the demands are beyond one human being.

We're hoping that these farmworkers will become part of the labor movement. We're hoping that the newly legalized workers will join labor unions to make demands on their employers for better wages and working conditions.

Charles Kennedy

Democracy demands trust. It demands that sense of mutual understanding. And - it's a two way street. You've got to give - as much as you take.

We support the demands of the people of Swaziland.

Keith Tkachuk

He's a competitor, I'll tell you that much. He wants to win; he's been with the Rangers and he demands a lot.

He rides them, ... He rides those guys hard, and he demands a lot, and it's good. Those guys are responding.

It is all symptomatic of the pursuit of the demands of the Washington consensus.