The single most important duty of the federal government is to protect and defend our national sovereignty. There are new and disturbing… — Stephen Harper Copy Share Image
Why do so many of us not give ourselves permission to be alive until we are absolutely assured that we will die?… — Stephen Levine Copy Share Image
A [desire] to abolish slavery prevails in North America, many of the Pennsylvanians have set their slaves at liberty, and [Virginia legislators]… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
You couldn’t begin to imagine who I am, where I’m going, or what I’m about to do, All of you are trapped… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
For me, when I go to bed at night, I am happy that I haven't hurt someone. And if I think I… — Lucy Davis Copy Share Image
The rulers of the earth plan, and scheme, and make laws, and change laws, and war, and pull down one, and raise… — J. C. Ryle Copy Share Image
You wouldn't let him do it, would you, Jamie?" Jamie's expression was very serene. She stared at Andrew when she spoke to… — Julie Garwood Copy Share Image
I've not had to ask permission from Geraldine to take the job. I'm one of the few men in this life who… — Martin O'Neill Copy Share Image
The most significant change wrought by adolescence is the taming of the ideals by which a person measures himself. . . .… — Louise J. Kaplan Copy Share Image
What if today you gave yourself permission to be outrageously kind? What if you extended as much good will and kindness as… — Steve Goodier Copy Share Image
I had always enjoyed the title of Commander-in-Chief until I was informed ... that the only forces that cannot be transferred from… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
Many of us live our lives out of the fear of what other people think of us. We're waiting for someone to… — Chris Guillebeau Copy Share Image
I love saying 'yes' and I love saying 'please.' Saying 'yes' doesn't mean I don't know how to say no, and saying… — Amy Poehler Copy Share Image
[Religion] attacks us in our deepest integrity - the core of our self-respect. Religion says that we would not know right from… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
I'm not trying to be a poet on Twitter; I'm trying to be aware of the fact that a very simple sentence,… — Teju Cole Copy Share Image
“Your Highlight on page 69 | location 1044-1046 | Added on Friday, 6 June 2014 10:01:18 All of a sudden, it’s obvious… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Asking permission to call someone by their first name is a gesture of gentility and consideration. And once permission is granted, the… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
What if in a permission-based structure, you could decide if you wanted to provide value to advertisers or to political groups? Or,… — Brittany Kaiser Copy Share Image
I was 28, and my mom was living with me. I had to decide. You have to claim it; you can't ask… — Lea Salonga Copy Share Image
For me, reggae music and its aesthetic are touchstones in both simple and complex ways. Reggae's capacity to be a folk music… — Kwame Dawes Copy Share Image
Monsanto will not come empty-handed. Monsanto will come with a big bag of money. And because these governments are poor, when they… — Wangari Maathai Copy Share Image
The symbol of Goddess gives us permission. She teaches us to embrace the holiness of every natural, ordinary, sensual dying moment. Patriarchy… — Sue Monk Kidd Copy Share Image
The beauty of the innovation that flows from the open web is that no one has to ask for permission, get a… — John Battelle Copy Share Image
The oil companies are regulated by the federal government. They can't drill on land nor in American waters without permission from the… — Bill O'Reilly Copy Share Image
The internet has opened the door for millions of businesses to do things differently, because there are other assets now, assets that… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Henceforth no Jew, no matter under what name, will be allowed to remain here without my written permission. I know of no… — Maria Theresa Copy Share Image
The development of a long-term sterilizing capsule that could be implanted under the skin and removed when pregnancy is desired opens additional… — John Holdren Copy Share Image
In liberal society we claim that freedom of speech is sacred and therefore has an absolute character. But we know (or should… — Talal Asad Copy Share Image
Sometimes an obstacle is placed in front of us by God for the purpose of upgrading our vision and experiencing our dream… — Graham Cooke Copy Share Image
Like other beautiful things in this world, its end (that of a shaft) is to be beautiful; and, in proportion to its… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
What's exciting about the Bay Area, is that people are not waiting for permission from the industry to make movies - unlike… — Matthew Jacobs Copy Share Image
In the case of Alex Haley, Haley's material is located at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, primarily. But there are a… — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
Figure out what depletes you creatively and get it out out of your life. (This doesn't apply to spouse and kids.) Give… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips Copy Share Image
In Muslim societies, a person who has been manipulated unto believing in extremist violence or terrorism often seeks the permission of his… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
I am a Warner from God to America and the nations of the Earth by God's Permission. God is destroying America by… — Louis Farrakhan Copy Share Image
Real entrepreneurs have what I call the three Ps (and, trust me, none of them stands for 'permission'). Real entrepreneurs have a… — Michael Dell Copy Share Image
I was given permission to serve myself Communion, with wine and a wafer, on the surface on the Moon. But I was… — Buzz Aldrin Copy Share Image
On the other end of the spectrum, we can't use this permission to sometimes say no and use it as a wand… — Lysa TerKeurst Copy Share Image
It's the first time in the history of the world that creatives are also distributors. And that's very profound if you think… — Chase Jarvis Copy Share Image
One wise decision I made was buying a plot of land with planning permission in Richmond, and building my own five-bedroom home… — Anthea Turner Copy Share Image
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