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Further, a defensive policy involves the loss of the initiative, with all the consequent disadvantages to the defender.
Salvation, the prophets tell us, is preconditioned by repentance. The redeeming act of God waits upon man's initiative.
[The Clinton health care initiative is] washed-over old-time bureaucratic liberalism, or centralized bureaucratic socialism.
Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though.
It is the Jammu and Kashmir government, which has to take an initiative of inviting actors and the film industry to the state.
The halberd is inferior to the spear on the battlefield. With the spear you can take the initiative, the halberd is defensive.
A man descending is propelled by inertia; the only initiative left him is whether or not he decides to enjoy the passing scene.
In 2008, we began an initiative to outsource projects from our Israeli office to three companies in the Palestinian Territories.
Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves - and be free.
Initiating is really and truly difficult, and that's what leaders do. They see something others are ignoring and they jump on it.
The dynamic, creative present, however conditioned and restricted by the effects of prior presents, possesses genuine initiative.
Employers and business leaders need people who can think for themselves - who can take initiative and be the solution to problems.
Social actions means that you find an issue in your community, and you create an initiative to solve that issue or to help people.
I applaud President Obama for launching his 'My Brother's Keeper' initiative that is aimed to empower our youth to achieve success.
You destroy the initiative of the working people if they don't feel they have a fighting chance to be a part of the American Dream.
When I started at NBC, I'm quite sure there wasn't a plan or initiative that we need to make sure the girls are anchoring the shows.
I like the Common Goal initiative, the vision of football as a tool for social change and the power football has to improve the world.
Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work.
It takes more than capital to swing business. You've got to have the A. I. D. degree to get by - Advertising, Initiative, and Dynamics.
I'm always looking for people on the other side of the aisle for any initiative I'm sponsoring - men and women - to move things forward.
Excellence isn’t about working extra hard to do what you’re told. It’s about taking the initiative to do work you decide is worth doing.
If any mayor reduced school funding by 33 percent and called it the 'Strengthening Our Schools Initiative,' I think they'd be excoriated.
In our complex world, there cannot be fruitful initiative without government, but unfortunately there can be government without initiative.
Our highest endeavour must be to develop individuals who are able out of their own initiative to impart purpose & direction to their lives.
The key is taking responsibility and initiative, deciding what your life is about and prioritizing your life around the most important things.
I'm not about change for the sake of change, but we should always be evaluating any initiative we're working on to see if we can do it better.
I welcome the work that the Clinton Global Initiative has done with groups and individuals like Bono and all that's happened around the world.
The four cornerstones of character on which the structure of this nation was built are: Initiative, Imagination, Individuality and Independence.
Walmart's Global Women's Economic Empowerment Initiative is working to create opportunity and empower women and girls in markets around the world.
I hope that France - and all of Europe - we would take an initiative for the year 2012 to be the year of peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
The American political system is based on the president taking the initiative and Congress responding. With President Trump, it's been the opposite.
A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all.
After Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, I was heartened to see him issue an Open Government Initiative on his first full day in office.
I like going to rifle and pistol clubs and joining them in target shooting. I also share the same respect for individual initiative and love of family.
What's really important is to recognize when people do great things or when people pursue an initiative or show enormous generosity or heart or bravery.
The notion that female initiative is useless because men know what they want is particularly odd - most people don't even know what they want for dinner.
We must take the initiative; we must be permanently on the offensive. It is the battle of class struggle. We must keep the enemy always on the defensive.
When I was younger, I thought that everything would just come to me eventually, but now I see I have to take the initiative and practise to improve myself.
Dependency is death to initiative, to risk-taking and opportunity. It's time to stop the spread of government dependency and fight it like the poison it is.
New York and Connecticut belong to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to cut carbon emissions, and New York City has been a leader in energy efficiency.
The Small Business Administration was fundamental in helping our company. There's great initiative from the government if you know the right places to look.
When I moved back home, I took the initiative to involve my entire family in my career because I didn't find that anyone else was as passionate and thorough.
The Nuclear Security Summit was President Obama's initiative born out of his vision to leave behind a safer, more prosperous world for the future generation.
If they gave a Nobel Peace Prize for work against big tobacco, not just in the industry, but also with the California tax initiative, he really deserves one.
There are people in Baghdad pursuing the initiative that I started, and I want to give them every chance of success. I don't want to provide any distractions.
The strongest initiative that government can take to ensure Australia is prepared for population ageing, is to maintain a strong economy, and a secure nation.
It's time for all of us to kind of think about the green initiative as a whole. Monetizing it is very important. It's on us to continue to put the message out.
In the late 90s I was hired to participate in a 2 year initiative discussing intimacy and depression which was funded by an educational grant by Glaxo Wellcome.
It is natural for me to ignore autograph seekers, but God wants me to share my testimony card with them and be loving. That power and initiative comes from him.