Famous Quotes & Sayings

If misery loves company, then triumph demands an audience.

The pressure of special interests, the demands of special sections of the state, the needs of friends, all must be subordinated to the good of the people as a whole.

Gottfried Leibniz

It can have its effect only through the intervention of God, inasmuch as in the ideas of God a monad rightly demands that God, in regulating the rest from the beginning of things, should have regard to itself.

Though every legal task demands this skill, it is especially important in the effort to frame public policy in a way that is properly responsive to human needs and predicaments. The question is always: How will the general rule work in practice?

Billy Collins

I think it's good not to make demands on the reader too early. But as the poem goes on, I want the journey of the poem to lead into some interesting places.

Bruce Wilkinson

It's so easy to get caught up in the demands of life. And we all take refuge at times in routines and recliners and 'usual' anything!

The display of grief makes more demands than grief itself. How few men are sad in their own company.

We thought it was important to get out of the demands of the regular product development cycle.

Montel Williams

Why more reality-based TV? You'd think that after the first 'Survivor' it would have gone away, but it hasn't. The public demands it because they get all caught up in the personal stories and want to see more and more. Every new 'Survivor' is going to show you more.

Charles Williams

Job plunges into a series of demands on and accusations of God which may be and indeed are epigrams of high intelligence, but are not noticeably patient.

First and foremost, the public demands it. The public pays for it.

I enjoy 'Supermarket Sweep' because of its adlib demands in following the fast action.

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

U.S. heating demands will shift back toward normal going into the middle stretch of January.

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,

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're not the same team we were the first game of the year. Some guys who thought they could follow now have to lead. There are different demands on them. We need 20 leaders on the ice.

Many feel we have too many lawyers already. ... In my view, new programs, new campuses and new schools should be primarily driven by demands of the marketplace and not by the demands of a potential student body.

Jeremy Corbyn

Local authorities face huge housing issues with demands outstripping supply many times over; the only way those in housing need can be housed is in the private sector.

The fact that there are no demands made or timelines set is also hopeful.

Wireless-enabling sensors demands such an extreme combination of price and performance that we expect to set a new standard of innovation, one that could offer a model of economy for the other more performance-oriented wireless schemes for some time to come.

We support the demands of the people of Swaziland.

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.

There is no excuse for perjury - never, never, never. There is truth, and the truth demands respect.

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.

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.

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.

That's a non-negotiating point. It's demands like these that have me worried there may be a lack of progress in the peace process.

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