Sometimes you get what you want not because it's right or fair or even smart, but because you just don't know any better.

When you try to create something different, there is always a mix of enthusiasm and skepticism, and I think this is fair.

The Australian public are very fair and they are always prepared to give the leader of a major political party a fair go.

'Fair' is, like, this incredibly overused term in negotiations: 'I just want what's fair.' 'What's the fair market price?'

I will not say the fact that there are no European Union observers at an election means that it will not be fair and free.

No constitution is or can be perfectly symmetrical, what it can and must be is generally accepted as both fair and usable.

I would like to thank the Commonwealth Games Federation for the very fair manner in which this matter has been dealt with.

The Government's mission is to build a strong and fair Australia capable of meeting the new challenges of the 21st century.

I don't have any respect at all for the scum-bags who went to Canada to avoid the draft or to avoid doing their fair share.

Loggers and mills in Maine and across the country deserve fair trade policies and more support from our federal government.

To be fair, the collection business does have a few good people in it. But it also has those who will lie and make threats.

The Courtroom is a battlefield, and oral argument requires a fair amount of verbal jousting and sparring with the Justices.

One thing about being a celebrity that I learned a long time ago was that I pretty much gave up the right to fair treatment.

We should be a nation that welcomes immigrants, keeps families together, and ensures that everyone gets a fair day in court.

Our warfighting doctrine is that we don't want to be in a fair fight, and we want the fight to always be tilted in our favor.

It's not fair to compare one artist to another because they all come with their own sort of elements to the picnic, you know.

But often times, I feel like I'm so blessed, it's not fair. That what I'm doing is not contributing to the good of the world.

Music is everywhere - you consume it every day, everywhere you go. The content creator should be compensated. It's only fair.

What's important to me now is to uphold my good name and achieve a fair court decision - the past cannot be recovered anyway.

Anything one can do to provoke and inspire an interest in the works of Shakespeare in a young audience is fair game. Anything.

I think organized labor is a necessary part of democracy. Organized labor is the only way to have fair distribution of wealth.

I believe in copyright, within limited precincts. But I also believe in fair use, public domain, and especially transformation.

Yes, my grandfather worked with Thomas Edison on the electric car, and he sold electric cars at the 1900 World's Fair in Paris.

The truth is that the vast majority of Americans are good, fair, and just, and they want their country to reflect those ideals.

I spend a fair amount of time on my computer, but I don't hack into anything. I have to open the manual and follow instructions.

I've been in this industry for nine years and I've done a fair share of films, but it's not been rewarding enough for me so far.

My parents were both union members, and I grew up hearing how important it was to empower workers and have fair labor practices.

For those looking outside-in, it's not fair - or accurate - to assign someone an identity based off the first thing that we see.

I wasn't scared of childbirth. I educated myself and did my fair share of research, and that made me feel a little more prepared.

What name to call thee by, O virgin fair, I know not, for thy looks are not of earth And more than mortal seems thy countenances.

When people say, 'Why don't you face the music?' I say, 'You have to understand the music is not an open court and a fair trial.'

According to the law of nature it is only fair that no one should become richer through damages and injuries suffered by another.

I don't want you to apologize for being rich; I want you to acknowledge that in America, we all should have to pay our fair share.

I've always tried to be fair to my subjects. That's easy when they are as likable and admirable as Lewis and Clark, or Eisenhower.

As someone responsible for my own fair share of marketing stunts, I am suspicious and cynical - I'll disclose that right up front.

I don't think I'm very fashionable. I drink a fair amount of Barry's Tea, from Cork - but might that be fashionable? I don't know.

CBS's Ed Murrow may have been over-celebrated as the principled observer for the masses, fair yet unafraid to take on the bullies.

To be labelled a cheat - it's not fair. If I'm a cheat, then prove I'm a cheat or just leave me alone and let me do what I do best.

I've always been conscious not to take advantage of my sexual orientation because I don't think it's fair, and it shouldn't matter.

I think I am a tough grader, because I feel like it's my job to teach them to write well. I hope my students say I'm a fair teacher.

It's like, 'You're not allowed to change. That's not fair. We like you like this.' But I don't. So let me expand and express myself.

When you have hardcore fans of something like 'Miranda,' people can't see you any other way than Gary Preston, which is fair enough.

It is the right of government to protect the weak; it is the right of the weak to find in their courts fair treatment before the law.

What the president is doing is flooding the job market with illegal immigrants that he is giving temporary work permits to. Not fair.

By adversity are wrought the greatest works of admiration, and all the fair examples of renown, out of distress and misery are grown.

Corporate competition is fierce, viewed by many as economic warfare where all is fair. But politics... now, this is something unique.

Groupthink can become a serious issue - old ideas stay around after they're useful, and new ideas too often don't get a fair hearing.

You cannot classify a whole group of people based upon their religion and determine their intent. That's not fair. It's not American.

I don't feel I'm at liberty to speak about the actions of any one CEO. That's not fair; given CEOs have duties to their shareholders.

I support legal immigration. I don't support amnesty because it is not fair to people standing in line at consulates around the world.

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