Limiting Quotations

Religion forbids us from assuming a God-like character. This is especially true in politics and government, where limiting the power of the state, division of powers, and the doctrine of checks and balances are established in order to prevent accumulation of power that might lead to such Godly claims.

I don't feel typecast almost at all, and it could just be because I'm insensitive, but I doubt it. I think most of my roles I've gotten have very little to do with my ethnicity. I don't feel that's a limiting factor for my career.

Luxury brands are about elite access. In consumer goods, that's elite cost. In education, it's elite criteria for admission. Minerva is maintaining those high standards, but not artificially limiting the number of people who can meet it... This really may be redefining education.

One could argue the GOP made no progress on limiting government in their four years of total control from 2002 to 2006. If anything, government expanded like never before.

And the continuity of our science has not been affected by all these turbulent happenings, as the older theories have always been included as limiting cases in the new ones.

Radio allowed me to be a creator, and TV stole that creation from me by literalizing - and to some extent limiting - my vision.

Much of my adult life has been spent fighting for equal opportunity, and the idea that I would support limiting opportunity for any segment of society, particularly women, is antithetical to who I am and what I have done.

It's easier for me to write certain character types because of my own life experiences, but I find it too artistically limiting to only write about red-headed kids who grew up in small town Montana. That's really part of the fun of fantasy, I think. Our imagination is basically unlimited. Okay, that's a terrifying thing about fantasy, too.

To say that my anxiety is reducible to the ions in my amygdala is as limiting as saying that my personality or my soul is reducible to the molecules that make up my brain cells or to the genes that underwrote them.

We sometimes get so caught up in one or another aspect of the teaching, we forget that if a person hasn't been introduced to Christ, if a person hasn't embraced the risen Lord and the church that's an expression of that experience, what we're saying just sounds like a bunch of rules or negative statements limiting their personal freedom.

It is our interpretation of the past, our limiting beliefs, and our undigested pain that stop us from being able to move forward with clear direction.

Personally, I believe that government, rather than money, tends to be the primary factor limiting the development of new technologies.

I've heard all the coaches complaining about the new CBA rules limiting padded practice. I don't like the reduction to just 15 padded practices during the season. When I coached, we always practiced in pads; and three days a week.

I love playing video games, but I'm regularly disappointed in the limited and limiting ways women are represented.

I was frustrated with how academia tended to present feminist theory in disconnected or inaccessible ways. I wanted to try and bring a sociological feminist lens to the limited and limiting representations of women in the media and then share that with other young women of my generation. YouTube was the perfect medium.

We are taking steps to fight the production of meth on our own soil through limiting access to precursor ingredients, supporting educational efforts and providing necessary resources to law enforcement.

The Republican name used to be synonymous with limiting the size and scope of government, and we need to re-establish that reputation. We must work to eliminate government waste, make certain taxpayer dollars go to meaningful programs, and leave resources directly with the people.

The key to making a good forecast is not in limiting yourself to quantitative information.

And Kinsey thought that anybody who defined themselves based on their sexual acts was limiting themselves.

Hip-hop is limiting itself and that also goes for editorially. Magazines and websites are the gatekeepers of what people think hip-hop is, but they actually end up limiting what hip-hop can be.

The Dallas model, prominent in the South and Southwest, sees a growing population as a sign of urban health. Cities liberally permit housing construction to accommodate new residents. The Los Angeles model, common on the West Coast and in the Northeast Corridor, discourages growth by limiting new housing.

In most of our situations in life, if we take a good honest look at our lives, we are holding to small, limiting thoughts, cynical thoughts.

More broadly, this case is really a bellwether for where the Supreme Court is going to go in terms of limiting Roe v. Wade, and potentially eventually overruling it.

One of the concerns we always have after is a flood is people rush in to rebuild. And in a lot of cases, the community doesn't grab hold of the process like they should. But if you have a larger event, you are much more conscious of limiting the damage next time. That is certainly going to happen in New Orleans.

One of the keys for us this game was Norton tying up Biggs. He (Biggs) got his points but David did a great job limiting what he could do by not letting him get the ball.

Some believe the answer to addressing climate change lies in technology incentives. Others say limiting emissions is the only answer. We need both.

Obviously, we disagree with the ruling and will consider an appeal at the appropriate time. However, these three insurers' coverage amounts to a total of $112 million per occurrence, so that limiting these insurers to a single occurrence does not have a material effect on the overall amounts of $6.7 billion to be recovered in the litigation.

Of course it is very limiting to be labeled a lesbian or queer writer. We live in a homophobic culture, and even people who aren't hateful per se assume they won't get anything from a queer book.

Politicians are loath to do anything that would hurt development in their local district. Politically, it would be impossible to propose limiting development.

Right away that raises a red flag with me when you say you are limiting tree removal. I wasn't aware there would need to be any tree removal. Have any comments come back from the G.L.E.N. Committee?

Most places you spearfish, you're just over natural terrain so there will be a limiting depth. There is not a whole lot of structure on your way down, ... But here, on an oil platform, there are fish that hang out at all different levels. That is probably one of the most unique things.

Many students say that cost is the major limiting factor to studying abroad. This sweepstakes is our way of promoting international education while making a student's dream of studying abroad come true.

She was dominating. We were having a hard time there limiting her touches.

GM's success earlier this summer has really taken its toll on inventory levels for several models, limiting their ability to have another terrific month. And there appears to be relatively little momentum left in GM's employee discount incentive program now that it is in its third month.

Certain kinds of legal reforms are seen as excessively limiting the powers of government officials or the party. There are obstacles from tradition and history.

Barron's credibility was critical in establishing evidence for each of defendant's charges, ... The jury specifically requested and was permitted to review the entire contents of the prior consistent statement with no limiting instruction as to the competency of the evidence.

Hunters in this stage are always learning new techniques and improving their skills in an effort to become better hunters. They tend to be more focused on one targeted species and spend countless hours in the field. They are usually more interested in applying management and harvest techniques, such as intensive fertilization of forage crops or limiting the buck harvest in a deer herd to improve age structure and antler production.

Human beings have used their incredible abilities to develop a staggering array of limiting beliefs, justifications and excuses for every occasion. What a waste!

We have timers and they will be limiting how long each candidate speaks, or with 41 candidates, we would be there a long, long time.

If the commissioner changed the schedule and you had to play three or four games in a row, championship teams still find a way to win. So we don't use tired as an excuse. We didn't deserve to win. We weren't very efficient offensively. And give their defense credit. They did a good job of limiting Dirk and Josh's looks late in the game. They have a lot of pride in their locker room.

He did a good job throughout the preseason of limiting the penalties. He had a couple spells where he had more penalties than he should have had. He has all the athleticism to carry out the technique, the speed to run with the receivers, the toughness. And he had a good camp,

He is going to be built up as a starter. With the rehab, he needs to be built up that way. You can't retard the progress by putting him in the bullpen and limiting the innings and pitches. He is going to need to get the work as a starter.

Going on a diet doesn't mean limiting your foods. So many food shows and books are geared toward healthier, lighter cooking. Your choices are endless. People have to realize that cooking at home takes extra time and work, but there's a big long-term pay off.

Many countries where the disease is endemic have already taken action but they are overwhelmed by the situation and require urgent assistance. Fighting the disease in animals is key to our success in limiting the threat of a human pandemic. We know that the virus is being spread by wild birds but we need more research to fully understand their role.

Limiting birth by artificial means is an absurdly wrong step. The consequences of this act are irresponsible fatherhood or frustrated motherhood.

limiting the mortgage interest deduction would discourage home ownership and stifle economic growth.

States and consumer advocates think that gift card fees, such as deductions every month if you don't use the card, are unfair to consumers. Many states, led by California, have enacted legislation severely limiting or even banning such fees.

Our motto has been defend, rebound, and run. We did well limiting them to one and done.

Our No. 1 goal is to get that money out as expeditiously as possible. The limiting factor will be the number of contractors available.

Our hitters did a nice job of limiting their mistakes. That was a big factor in our being able to come back tonight.

Our January results met expectations. As we complete our transition from MD-80s to all-new Airbus aircraft, we are limiting some of our flying and managing our schedule to fly less than last year.

MALTHUSIAN, adj. Pertaining to Malthus and his doctrines. Malthus believed in artificially limiting population, but found that it could not be done by talking. One of the most practical exponents of the Malthusian idea was Herod of Judea, though all the famous soldiers have been of the same way of thinking.

I think for us it's where we're understanding the game more, but our skill level hasn't caught up to what our knowledge is. The only thing that's really limiting us is our touch and what we do with the ball, I think as a team the girls are understanding the game, which is good, we're now limited by what we can do with the ball.

I think the blame is on everybody. But if you can't improve defensively, if you can't improve in limiting turnovers, then you need a change in personnel.

I think as time has gone on, they've been pleased to find it not at all limiting role and probably the most wide open role in terms of what I am allowed to do.

Our zone defense did a good job of limiting their penetration in the second half.

Our focus for these games has been to play four quarters of intense, Western defense. Our biggest thing was just to help on the ball, help in on the post, and focus on limiting them inside.

Keep guys off the bases by limiting walks and you really give yourself a chance. Guys are going to get hits. But if you limit those free passes, they have to work a lot harder to put up runs.

Just limiting contributions leaves untouched one of the core problems, which is the pressure that candidates face when they can never stop fund raising.

Katrina is limiting the current supply of natural gas into the system, which is increasing the cost on the market.

I think the guys are getting the sense of what it's going to take to win games, and limiting our turnovers and getting some better chances, ... I think we're learning a little bit from that.

I think that one problem is ? and we really haven't looked at this seriously ? is where you draw the line. I think lottery protection ? I don't think it's one that's too serious because I think teams want to be in the playoffs, not the lottery. When you draw the line in other places, that's where a fan or a journalist could say what's the difference whether they're between 10th or 11th or 20th or 21st? And I think we just have to look at how that works, but I don't think we'd be limiting lottery protection entirely, we may just be limiting some type of protection.

I thought about traveling, but I ended up limiting the scope of my thesis to local resources.

I thought defensively we've competed awfully, awfully hard. (The) first seventeen minutes of the first half, I think we had them at like twelve points and I think it was just hard work on the defensive end, I think we were limiting them to one shot.

I thought we did a good job limiting the touches their post people got. We were giving up a lot of size, but we did a good job executing our defense and getting a hand in their shooters faces, too.

We now have approximately 30 states where there are 40 different proposals on limiting greenhouse-gas emissions. The worst thing in the world for business in this country is a patchwork quilt of regulations and standards. They want one standard. That's when they can make the kind of investment that will get us where we need to be.

Troy is playing well and has been - no doubt about that. But, the team has been limiting high scoring chances and allowing him to see the puck.

Typically, people have tended to look at one intervention component at a time: weight loss, limiting sodium, physical activity. And we had concerns that trying to get them to do a lot would overwhelm them. It was very encouraging that they were able to make such comprehensive changes, and sustain some part of that long term.

I would not describe my personality. And I think when you describe people, you are making a mistake. That's not how they are; that's how you perceive them at that moment. It's limiting in front of something that is magnificent and unlimited: life.

Voters have a clear choice between Gov. Doyle and me when it comes to limiting taxes and spending. I support tax limits ? Gov. Doyle does not.

Usually, the limiting factor for roses is water. If the rose is not getting enough water, it will let you know. Bent neck is the common sign that water uptake is not adequate, and the upper stem bends over because it is the weakest part.

That's been our Achilles' heel all year and it did us in tonight. One of the first things written on the blackboard was limiting turnovers. We obviously didn't do that.

We get to face Biloxi for the fourth time, which is not an easy task. They're bigger than us. The key will be rebounding and limiting them from getting second shots.

We need to figure out how we can reach out to our young people. I am very open to looking at proposals to change the driving age. I am also probably even more interested in looking at opportunities to make driving safer for teens. I think that teens often get distracted. I am very interested in the proposals about limiting cell phone use.

Microsoft Dynamics as a product line is not limiting itself to small and mid-sized businesses. Clearly CRM is an example of where we are going after large business in a very broad manner.

We played good defense, and that's the name of the game. You have to do a good job limiting opponents to just three outs and fight through adversity, and we did that tonight.

We played hard and I feel we accomplished a lot during our practices and in the (three) games last week. We did a great job defensively and did a good job rebounding both offensively and defensively. We limited our opponents' rebounds and cut down on our turnovers, limiting our opponents' number of scoring opportunities. Offensively, we were more consistent, and that was important also.

We really struggled at the start of the game on the offensive end. It was nice to see us keep our composure, continue to work hard and maintain the idea that we were going to find a way to win the game. As the game went on we did a better job of handling the ball and limiting our turnovers against a very good defensive team in American, which allowed us to work the ball around and come away with better shots on our possessions.

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I'm not interested in your limiting beliefs, i'm interested in what makes you limitless.

We have a lot of limiting beliefs that we're not even conscious of. Maybe your family taught you you weren't good enough or you weren't smart enough. Perhaps we're taught that this religion is good and all other religions are bad. It's endless.

We played well on the defensive end all night. We did a good job pressing them in the half-court and limiting their shots and in return we got some easy shots inside.

We did the right thing by limiting the number of suites, ... The club seats are the product the companies want unless you're HP, Bank of America. For most businesses getting rid of 12, 18 suite tickets every game is too difficult and cumbersome.

We're learning. We're starting to understand how to be patient with the puck and we're limiting our mistakes which is important with a young team.

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We are limiting each candidate to two minutes and questions will be posed to only the judge-executive candidates.

We are limiting play to 72 players and all tickets will be pre-sold. We'll have 18 tables going and half of the $20 ticket price will be used for prizes.

We are limiting the scope to transactional e-mails, which we define as bank statements or purchase receipts where our users have a pre-existing relationship with that sender.

We are not limiting our options until this comes back before you,

We gave them too many shots. They had a lot of second and third chances. We need to do a better job limiting them to one shot per possession.

We'll start limiting some minutes as we go and potentially hold a guy out of a game, whether it's against Boston or New York, something like that.

The existing state law is far too limiting and confusing. We need to bring our laws into the 21st century and recognize that there is a distinct difference between a sit-down restaurant and a nightclub.

There are a lot of possibilities I'm looking at for the future, but I'm very insistent on not limiting myself.

We don't care who it is as long as it's busy. We are always trying to do it better. We don't want to get in the business of artificially limiting capacity. Our goal is to use every bit of capacity that's there. It's just tough when you have one runway in high mountains. It would be different if there were capacity that was going unused.

We really controlled the paint. Our post players did a good job of limiting their touches.

We really did a good job on limiting our turnovers, which we thought would be a key, but they're big and strong and they really beat us on the boards. They just wore us down the last 10, 12 minutes. They got a lot of easy baskets.

We really didn't get too many good chances to score on someone like that. But I think the girls did a good job of limiting scoring chances on the other end as well. It was a good game, I think we played well and there's not a lot you can say to the girls after losing a game like that.

We've been scraping a couple of wins out. But, in the long run, we're not going to be able to win without limiting our turnovers, and we know that.

When I sense a more conservative and limiting attitude coming from musicians, than my impression is that they're really moving away from the true spirit of jazz.

With no debate in Congress or directive from the White House, the Pentagon has narrowly defined its role as 'homeland defense' against an enemy attack from outside the United States, limiting its role in disaster response to a last-resort backfill for civil authorities. Not surprisingly, that philosophy dictates a very passive posture.