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A lot of nasty things were said about me in my own party about my unwillingness to demand the government shutdown.
Too many people, too many demands, too much to do; competent, busy, hurrying people - It just isn't living at all.
It's a simple question of supply and demand. But all of us are grossly overpaid. I think it's a ridiculous dispute.
I recall saying that civil rights organizations, when they demand more than is legitimate, it hurts their position.
Some men are afraid of women who challenge them and demand respect and answers. That's who I am and will always be.
I will cut off this right arm of mine before I will ever work or demand the ballot for the Negro and not the woman.
The dog is almost human in its demand for living interest, yet fatally less than human in its inability to foresee.
The first demand any work of art makes upon us is to surrender. Look. Listen. Receive. Get yourself out of the way.
The most liberating act of free, unconditional grace demands that the recipient give up control of his or her life.
But the lesson of Abraham's story is that God demands the best we have to offer, that which is most precious to us.
The people will demand answers from all the dictators and the people who have not allowed this country to function.
The demand for electricity to have a strong, growing economy is too great to be simply offset by more conservation.
The best are led to make greater demands upon themselves. As for those who succumb, they did not deserve to survive.
Creativity is not about making 30 songs in 30 days. It's never about demand and supply. No one can possibly do that.
It is true of course, that I have a will of iron, but it can be switched off if the circumstances seem to demand it.
Live your life as you see fit. That's not selfish. Selfish is to demand that others live their lives as you see fit.
Voluntary service of others demands the best of which one is capable, and must take precedence over service of self.
Authentic Christian Preaching carries a note of authority and a demand for decisions not found elsewhere in society.
The really amazing part, to me, was when Florida made it into the Final Four, the Democrats didn't demand a recount.
I will never demand to be traded. Because if I do, then I'm at fault, I'm the bad guy, I'm the crybaby, I'm immature.
We think there's nothing like sunlight to mobilize and energize citizens to demand change of their elected officials.
When it comes to governments and corporations, we should demand that less is secret. That's where corruption flowers.
I'm very thankful I'm finding my way, and people are excited to bring me into roles that demand a certain complexity.
Wisdom demands a new orientation of science and technology toward the organic, the gentle, the elegant and beautiful.
There was in Italy a hidden demand for a boring government which would try to tell the truth in non-political jargon.
Our bodies demand our attention; our bodies demand that we actually pay attention to what is going on with our lives.
Noise about carrier M&A will heat up dramatically in United States and India. The pent-up demand for action is there.
They don't like the thought of someone else making demands on the person whom they see as belonging entirely to them.
Sometimes, occasions occur in life which demand you to be a little foolish in order to skillfully extricate yourself.
I do not scruple to employ mendacity and a fictitious appearance of female incompetence when the occasion demands it.
If I want more, I need to go and get it, demand it, take hold of it with all my might, and do the best I can with it.
True leaders must be willing to suffer for the sake of objectives great enough to demand their wholehearted obedience.
To be beautiful is enough! if a woman can do that well who should demand more from her? You don't want a rose to sing.
There is just now a great clamor and demand for "culture;" but it is not so much culture that is needed as discipline.
We have issued financial instruments in the past, and there is a strong demand for them, it is simply unnecessary now.
I had a respected SF writer call me 'girlie' and demand that I get him a coffee, before the panel we were on together.
I demand of myself that I take part and work hard in training to ensure I'm in the starting line-up and help the team.
Nothing happens here in this building, in the House of Representatives, if there's no demand from outside the Capitol.
The first step into justice begins with the politicians. You have to demand from yourself what you demand from people.
Christianity is not the faith of the complacent, the comfortable or of the timid. It demands and creates heroic souls.
I'd rather do smaller theaters, because it's more fun for the audience and more fun for me. I like to build up demand.
The Catechism was not written to please you. It will not make life easy for you, because it demands of you a new life.
As long as there is a demand for me to visit other cities - and hopefully, other countries - that's what I want to do.
Truth carries with it confrontation. Truth demands confrontation; loving confrontation, but confrontation nevertheless.
Leave the dishes unwashed and the demands on your time unanswered. Be ruthless and refuse to do what people ask of you.
I think the rock audience still likes to have a physical product. The demand for owning a physical copy is still there.
If we demand things in worship that can't be in every culture, then we're demanding cultural preferences, not biblical.
The UN, of course, must also adapt to modern demands and take into account the reality of the modern world in its work.
Seeking is all very well, but holding requires greater talent: Seeking involves some luck; now the demand is for skill.
I think we can achieve meaningful change, but only if we demand that the institutions themselves change their behavior.