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When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice. Otto von Bismarck | top
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When a judge assumes the power to decide which distinctions made in a statute are legitimate and which are not, he assumes the power to disapprove of any and all legislation, because all legislation makes distinctions. Robert Bork | top
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We have the opportunity to provide the first FDA reviewed and approved over-the-counter option that can help people lose weight and make changes to their lifestyle and diet. Steve Burton | top
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The working out of a balanced economy throughout Germany to provide the necessary means to pay for approved imports has not been accomplished, although that too is expressly required by the Potsdam Agreement. James F. Byrnes | top
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If I am fool, it is, at least, a doubting one; and I envy no one the certainty of his self-approved wisdom. George Byron | top
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When millions applaud you seriously ask yourself what harm you have done; and when they disapprove you, what good. Charles Caleb Colton | top
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Family life itself, that safest, most traditional, most approved of female choices, is not a sanctuary: It is, perpetually, a dangerous place. Margaret Drabble | top
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We will see a breakdown of the family and family values if we decide to approve same-sex marriage, and if we decide to establish homosexuality as an acceptable alternative lifestyle with all the benefits that go with equating it with the heterosexual lifestyle. Jerry Falwell | top
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Many critics of the Palestinians, especially those in Congress, think the current calm is merely the eye of the storm. That's why the House of Representatives approved a foreign aid package last week that forbade the direct financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority . Suzanne Fields | top
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As much as the next person, I want to be approved of, but I'm not greedy for that stuff. Colin Firth | top
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And I always read the English translation and always have conversations with my translator, for example about the names. I always have to approve it. Cornelia Funke | top
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If Poindexter made a comment to me like that, it would have been in the context of once the authorized program is approved there would be no point in having any of these private benefactors any longer. Robert M. Gates | top
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Now back in those days, to become a rural mail carrier you had to be approved by congress. Betty Hill | top
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Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear. Thomas Jefferson | top
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The project to settle Palestinians here will be never be approved during my tenure regardless of the price. Emile Lahoud | top
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Most of us believe in trying to make other people happy only if they can be happy in ways which we approve. Robert Lynd | top
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I like them all - I don't always approve. I see myself as a sort of benevolent uncle to these characters, and I can see why they do what they do; sometimes they make some mistakes, but at heart I think they're decent. Patrick Marber | top
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It always seemed to me a bit pointless to disapprove of homosexuality. It's like disapproving of rain. Francis Maude | top
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I'm proud to report that in 2004 alone, we approved 3,600 new units of housing - our best year ever! Thomas Menino | top
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In my teens, I developed a passionate idolatry for a teacher of English literature. I wanted to do something that he would approve of more, so I thought I should be some sort of a scholar. Trevor Nunn | top
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The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them. George Orwell | top
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Fools admire, but men of sense approve. Alexander Pope | top
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When Roosevelt came along, I approved of his program, generally. I figured an economic system should work for people, not vice versa. Sargent Shriver | top
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God cannot approve of a system of servitude, in which the master is guilty of assuming absolute power - of assuming God's place and relation towards his fellow-men. Gerrit Smith | top
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I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death. Leonardo da Vinci | top