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If Sandy wants to buy something, she asks us and then we vote on it.

If the pollster asks the constitutionally accurate question, should the definition of marriage remain with a man and a woman as long as homosexual couples still have equality when it comes to benefits, most Canadians will say to leave the definition of marriage alone and let homosexuals have equal and beneficial unions also.

If the provisional government asks us to leave, we will leave,

I'm very loyal to my friends and family in New Jersey. When someone I went to high school with calls and asks for help, I'm going to do what I can to get the word out.

I grew up in L.A., so the idea of same-sex relationships is hardly foreign to me. I think there comes a time when everyone asks himself about his sexuality. That doesn't mean you experiment, but you definitely think about your preferences.

If I went to somewhere busy, I wouldn't last very long. I can't go to a museum - I'll last 10 or 15 minutes in a museum. The problem is that when one person asks for a photograph, then someone sees a flash goes off, then everyone else sort of... it's sort of like a domino effect.

If one asks for success and prepares for failure, he will get the situation he has prepared for.

If Jamie asks someone to do something, they will do it because they respect her.

I like his speed and his attitude, and he switch-hits and plays all three outfield positions. He asks good questions. He's hungry to learn.

I have no intention in running for governor. I don't care who asks at this point... It will make no difference to me.

If you knew him and knew what kind of guy he is and how he treats his players, you have to go to war for somebody like that. All he asks for is for you to give 110 percent on that field and for you to know what you're doing. If you can't do that, then we've got a problem.

In the survey the School Board asks multiple questions, clumsily disguised as serious attempts to gain parents' views for future decisions. The survey contains nothing more than a threat of dire outcomes designed to scare and infuriate parents into supporting $45 million in wasteful spending.

If the U.S. asks us to stop the advance, we don't want to have any problem with the international community,

Service has been defined as Love made manifest . Baba repeatedly asks us to expand our hearts to include all humanity. He tells us that to care only for our own interests and those of our families is a constriction of our heart. Such constriction eventually results in loneliness and unhappiness -- as indeed we can see all around us, for it is the malady of the present age.

I'm not saying I've ever disrespected any coaches, but sometimes a coach asks you to do something and you think to yourself, Could he have done it? ... But when Singletary tells you to do something, asks you to do a certain technique, what are you going to say? I mean, he did it, he's been there, he's done that, so he holds a ton of respect.

I'm not expecting a call from the chairman and, until he asks me any questions, I will not give it a thought.

I'm going to scream this from the mountain top, there's no such thing as 'a curry.' There's six kazillion different kinds of curry. When someone asks how to make chicken curry, I have to ask 'Which one?'

I'm not going to put any stock in a poll that asks voters what they think of a hypothetical ballot matchup that is 14 months and three statewide campaigns away. We've got to get through the special election, the Democratic primary and then a hypothetical general election.

asks all Nigerians to pray for all those aboard the plane and their families.

asks for an investigation of those leaks, with particular concern that if there is any inappropriate leak coming from the United States Congress that we be so advised so we may take appropriate action.

As social scientists, our job is to provide an analytical approach that asks better questions to help people make wiser choices.

Nobody asks anybody to be somebody. Man for himself and be yourself, buddy!

Nobody asks me about what male musicians I think about; I only ever get asked about females.

The Auerbach family expresses their deepest appreciation for the concern pertaining to the health of their father. Red has been under the weather at times recently and he has taken steps with his doctor to return to feeling better. The family asks that you please respect their privacy during this time.

Everyone asks the question why they couldn't wait for these few months. My theory is that they felt threatened by my plans to pursue action for combating corruption.

Tab is like my big brother. He calls me sometimes and lets me know how he's doing and asks me how I'm doing. Just try to give me a little advice if he can.

All of us are trying to get down to, what are your core values? ... If you'll play for any team that asks you to play, it raises the questions of where would you draw the line, if you would draw the line.

The novel asks the question, why shouldn't a woman be as successful as a man, and what does it take to get there? And if a woman wants to have a successful career, a happy marriage, and children... what personal sacrifices does she need to make?

The novelist, he's not a philosopher, not a technician of spoken language. He's someone who writes, above all, and through the novel asks questions.

(Then-Raider coach John) Madden asks the referees if it's real! ... They say get your big butt out of here. He does!

The next time I have meat and mashed potatoes, I think I'll put a very large blob of potatoes on my plate with just a little piece of meat. And if someone asks me why I didn't get more meat, I'll just say, "Oh, you mean this?" and pull out a big piece of meat from inside the blob of potatoes, where I've hidden it. Good magic trick, huh?

It's pretty amazing to have three overall globes. But I don't compare my globes. It's like if you have three kids and someone asks you which is the favorite. You can't answer that.

That's completely ludicrous. That's completely nonsensical. If Mario has a question, he asks me. If I have a question, I ask him. That's absurd.

The Labor Day Picnic at the Gov.'s Mansion has been canceled due to the tragedy of the recent hurricane. Our family asks that you remember the victims in your prayers.

It works on its own terms. It puts you on the spot. It asks of you the fear and courage that it asks of its subject.

I know my place as a rookie, ... I'm doing what my role asks of me and nothing more. I'm not trying to force my way into a leadership role. That's just what comes with the territory.

Iraqis are demanding a timetable for U.S. withdrawal, and most believe that the U.S. has no plans to leave even if the new government asks them to. This appears to be leading some to even support attacks on U.S.-led troops, even though many feel they also continue to need the presence of U.S. troops awhile longer.

I just try to do whatever I need to do, whatever coach asks me to do to help the team out. We definitely needed to hit a few shots to get going, and I was the one who happened to do that.

His father never even asks about basketball. All he asks about is his grades.

I really like the application process. The fact that it asks a lot of the people that apply really ensures that we get enthusiastic and energetic people.

I heard about the walk event last year when my sister called to tell me that she could no longer participate. My sister works very hard dealing with the effects of her MS. She is selfless and committed to finding a cure. Each year, instead of accepting a gift for her birthday and Christmas, she asks that we donate to the National MS Society. She is the strongest person I know, and that's why I had to get involved.

I just think what these guys are doing is their best and what the coach asks them to do. I came into a situation where guys are willing to do anything it takes to succeed.

Why do I ask for directions? Because I hate wasting time.

Hillary Clinton has spent her entire career looking bug-eyed with incredulity when an interviewer asks her whatever question she most expects at that moment.

You have to look at things that happened in your life and ask why. It comes around.

He still asks questions. He doesn't think he knows everything. It's very refreshing.

Don't ask people to do something you wouldn't.

I love Russell Crowe's line to Oliver Reed in 'Gladiator' where he asks him, 'Are you in danger of becoming a good man?' It's one of my favorite lines ever.

Charlie's been here a long time. He's looked good at practice. I know he's licking his chops for this opportunity. That's all he asks for, an opportunity to go out there and play.

I wouldn't ask anyone to do anything I wouldn't do myself.

If we would know whether our faith is genuine, we do well to ask ourselves how we are living.

I play offensive guard, and if the tackle next to me asks a question, I tell them what to do. It is my responsibility to know the other positions' assignments.

I don't know if there's another guy that you could say 'Well, he guarded Yao Ming and then the next night he guarded Tony Parker. I don't know if there's anyone who asks a guy on their team to do as much as we ask Shawn to do.

He's an outstanding kid who will do whatever a teacher or coach asks him to do. He's a very smart and athletic kid who has tools to be a very good quarterback. He is also very good with football terms.

One reads in order to ask questions

The separation of civilian and military nuclear facilities poses a big problem for them. They are worried and nervous because it asks them to change their set pattern of working, which they have been used to for the last three decades.

It's what he does. He injects urgency, he asks questions and he gets people thinking about things and that's what this memo, hopefully, will do. It appears to have had that effect,

It's always when you think that you've lost a little of the baby weight that someone steps in grabs a handful of a now sans baby soft belly and asks the inevitable 'When are you due?'

It's a mixture of giving people who come in something worthwhile to do, and screening films in a very respectful manner. The word-of-mouth from people who have been here is extraordinary. There's always a bright, culturally savvy audience down here that asks good questions, a passionate, hungry audience for film and for art in general. Filmmakers and actors appreciate that for their craft.

Not everyone asks for the reward. They are not necessarily even seeking the reward. I think that is very interesting. It goes to show that people call for a lot of reasons, but what ultimately motivates them to pick up the phone really is the information that they have in their possession.

All I ask is for people to trust me.

He that serves well needes not ask his wages.

Never ask a man what he knows, but what he can do.

The questions I would have liked to ask people were: ‘Are you in love? What are you reading?

Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men. [Better spare to have of thine own than ask of other men.]

He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the Dead (i.e. books).

Know the men who follow you and let them know you. Don't ask your men to die for a stranger.

How can I ask anyone to love me when all I do is beg to be left alone?

The first beginnings of wisdom...is to ask questions but never to answer any.

You must want! You have the right to ask! You must desire.

I love you, Clary wanted to say. And, I would do it again. I would always ask for you.

Everytime I ask what time it is, I get a different answer.

I call my lawyer and say, 'Can I ask you two questions?' He says, 'What's the second question?'

Anything a woman asks for is really a demand.

Any time anyone asks for your credit card number online when you already have an account, consider that to be a fraudulent spam mail.

Anytime a U.S. senator asks for our help, we will respond. Look what they did for us on BRAC,

Any employee will be glad to show that ID to anyone who asks for it.

The music almost asks for that kind of lightness. It's high, girly trio singing.

The driver told officers that ?she always asks to drive and I always say yes?.

A Native American grandfather talking to his young grandson tells the boy he has two wolves inside of him struggling with each other. The first is the wolf of peace, love and kindness. The other wolf is fear, greed and hatred. "Which wolf will win, grandfather?" asks the young boy. "Whichever one I feed," is the reply.

A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over the garbage can and says 'That's Punk?', and I say 'No, that's trend!'

The first question I ask an advisor is, 'What are you saying now when someone asks you what you do?' Oftentimes the advisor says: 'I am a vice president with x brokerage.' This is too generic, and it's not client-centric.

The first thing a family asks when it moves here is about the schools. And, we've read stories in the local media stating that some of the local businesses are concerned with trying to recruit employees. Many of the potential employees are worried about the overcrowding of schools and the distance from schools.

The chair will enforce this rule of decorum with respect to references to the president, and asks and expects the cooperation of all members in maintaining a level of decorum that properly dignifies the proceedings of the House,

Should I push him or should I throw him?" Howie asks. "Do what comes naturally," I yelled back. "I don't know," he says. "This is a very unnatural thing.

If you have to ask then you don't deserve an answer.

You have to ask yourself, 'Who owns me? Do I own myself or am I just another piece of government property?'

Religion asks you to learn from the experience of others. Spirituality urges you to seek your own.

If you have to ask, you'll never know.

You can see it just in the way he and Noah talk with each other, and the way he asks questions, and the questions he asks. The other guys can tell. They know he's going to pitch for winning teams, and they want to be along for the ride.

The one question you can't ask is, is this feature actually good or not?

Who you talk to is just as important as what questions you ask and what you pull away from it.

It's wisest always to be so clad that our friends need not ask us for our names.

Success comes from continually expanding your frontiers in every direction-creatively, financially, spiritually, and physically. Always ask yourself, what can I improve? Who else can I talk to? Where else can I look?

If I read something and I love it, I'll do it and I don't even ask what the budget is.

Language was invented to ask questions.

Wonder what customers really want? Ask. Don't Tell.

Ask "why" until there is no more "why."

What are the questions you wish to ask?

How can a question be answered that asks a lifetime of questions.