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It's certainly true that presidents have confidantes who rise above what you would call just staff.
We are defined by our dignity to rise above debasement. We are certainly better people for doing so.
Your success stops where your character stops. You can never rise above the limitations of your character.
As a Southerner and as a Mormon you approach life in this aspirational way: 'I will rise above my station.'
Whether it's difficult or not, there will be a few people who are outstanding, who will rise above the rest.
'Ninnu Kori' urges us to take a broader view of life, look past stumbling blocks, and rise above self sympathy.
You ought to know how to rise above the trivialities of life, in which most people are found drowning themselves.
It's when ordinary people rise above the expectations and seize the opportunity that milestones truly are reached.
We will rise above the lies, the smears, the ludicrous slanders from ludicrous and very, very dishonest reporters.
Great leaders find a way to rise above politics while at the same time keeping their party's loyalists in the fold.
There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.
My interest in life comes from setting myself huge, apparently unachievable challenges and trying to rise above them.
Because He's near, we dont have to be anxious or feel out of control. We have peace that rises above any circumstance!
Whoever rises above those who once pleased themselves with equality, will have many malevolent gazers at his eminence.
I am proof that one person can rise above any challenge, and if I can, then so will others if they are given the chance.
Patriotism cannot be instilled inside anybody, it just happens to be there. And it can rise above any notion, any emotion.
I get a lot of email, so if you're sending me an email, if you want to rise above the clutter, put something on it: say, 'Hey!'
Not one man, in the million, shall I say? no, not in the hundred million, can rise above the belief that woman was made for man.
Desire nothing except desirelessness. Hope for nothing except to rise above all hopes. Want nothing and you will have everything.
You won't often find me in a pair of killer heels: my heel height doesn't rise above two and a half inches, as I would just fall over!
I think I will be able to, in the end, rise above the clouds and climb the stairs to heaven, and I will look down on my beautiful life.
Unanimity is important because it signals that the justices can rise above their differences and interpret the law without partisanship.
Everybody seems to be imprisoned in their own sectarian or political affiliations. They don't seem to be able to rise above these things.
We want to blame people who have brain disorders - they should somehow be able to magically rise above it. It's a profound misconception.
Rise above sectional interests and private ambitions... Pass from matter to spirit. Matter is diversity; spirit is light, life and unity.
Rise above your circumstances, change the world one person at a time starting with you, and be the inspiration you’ve been searching for.
Don't let the negatives of life control you. Rise above them. Use them as your stepping stones to go higher than you ever dreamed possible
There is in man a conscience which outlives the sensations the sensations, resolutions, and emotions of the hour, and rises above them all.
No business is above Government; and Government must be empowered to deal adequately with any business that tries to rise above Government.
You learn who you really are in a fight - what you're really made of. You have to face yourself and rise above your own fears and failings.
There is always something we can be concerned about. The secret is to rise above it and do whatever we can to make the world a better place.
What's the point of God making us human if He doesn't want us to act like we're human?' 'To see if we can rise above our natures,'Megan said.
The fact is I'm always going to have naysayers. You're always going to have haters. It really doesn't bother me because I just rise above it.
On my back, I have the cross and angel wings: rise above it, no matter what life throws at you. And also, you know, Jesus rose from the grave.
We had some adverse conditions in the '60s, in the '70s and the '80s. The agency has risen above that in the past and will rise above that again.
We have to rise above bad fortune. We have to be in the good and enjoy the good, study and work and adventure and friendship and community and love.
As leaders, we need to rise above petty politics and lead, rather than follow, the various interests and pressure groups in our respective countries.
An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.
In politics and in society, we can use our reason to rise above our parochial natures. Too bad that our elected officials don't choose to do so more often.
Self-acknowledgment boosts your emotional and spiritual immunity, giving you the strength you need to release the past and rise above fear, doubt or resignation.
I, personally, have had to rise above my feelings of inferiority to my sister Anjelica, not to mention feeling sorry for myself because I lost my mother so young.
Every civilization is founded on sins - every single one. Dispossession, violence, appropriation. What distinguishes civilizations are the ones who rise above it.
As an anthropology major, I wanted to understand the cultural significance of poverty - why it exists and why some countries can rise above it while others can't.
As an anthropologist, I believe strongly in our common humanity. We can rise above the tribal divisions that have caused so much anguish and real damage in the past.
Life isn't fair. It's true, and you still have to deal with it. Whining about it rarely levels the playing field, but learning to rise above it is the ultimate reward.
The world helps you to keep evolving and hope it's for better. You have to rise above all the tragedies in life. You have to grow, and if you stop growing, you are old.
A lot of people feel that the realm of poetry and the realm of the lyric is personal feeling and should rise above politics, which, in fact, good poetry has never done.
If the world's nations can set aside their petty bickering over religion, politics, and territory, certainly I can 'get that Olympic Spirit' and rise above my prejudices.
It is well known that humor, more than anything else in the human make-up, can afford an aloofness and an ability to rise above any situation, even if only for a few seconds.
Digital imaging allows both groups to rise above the limitations of mess and clutter and mechanics, and apply our talents to creating images limited only by our imaginations.