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In the theatre, the actor is given immediate feedback.

I would like us to think about it more explicitly, and not take our intuitions as the given of ethics, but rather to reflect on it, and be more open about the fact that something is an ethical issues and think what we ought to do about it.

Tennis has given me this wonderful life and I'm very grateful for it.

People do make mistakes and I think they should be punished. But they should be forgiven and given the opportunity for a second chance. We are human beings.

Four years was enough of Harvard. I still had a lot to learn, but had been given the liberating notion that now I could teach myself.

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.

In April 1991, after the Gulf war, Iraq was given 15 days to provide a full and final declaration of all its WMD.

Skating has given me so much that it's priceless.

No, I can tell you one of the first things that happens to a home secretary when they arrive in the job is that they are given a briefing about the security matters that they will be dealing with and I deal with security matters on a daily basis.

The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.

People who can't kiss had everything given to them.

The Republicans in the House and Senate took the district that I firmly represent, 22 in south Florida, from a D plus one to a D plus five almost a D plus six district, which means you are given a five to six percent registration advantage to Democrats. They drew in more Democrats into the district I represent.

For the most part, I feel really comfortable with what I've given to the people. I want to give it to them again.

Having a Congress with a more diverse educational and professional background would serve the country well. And given the budget challenges facing America today, we might benefit from a few more cold, calculating problem solvers, and fewer courtroom impresarios.

Given a chance, I would like to work with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan because she's a versatile actor.

My mother loved children - she would have given anything if I had been one.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself.

I have just made out my will and given all the things I have and many that I haven't.

The logical process will often be the safe one. I tend, when I'm given that choice, to go the way that's not safe.

Agatha Christie has given more pleasure in bed than any other woman.

A pun does not commonly justify a blow in return. But if a blow were given for such cause, and death ensued, the jury would be judges both of the facts and of the pun, and might, if the latter were of an aggravated character, return a verdict of justifiable homicide.

They are much to be pitied who have not been given a taste for nature early in life.

Use power to help people. For we are given power not to advance our own purposes nor to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people.

Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.

It's a funny show. The characters are surprisingly likable, given how ugly they are. We've got this huge cast of characters that we can move around. And over the last few seasons, we've explored some of the secondary characters' personal lives a bit more.

The Creator has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do.

It is only the impossible that is possible for God. He has given over the possible to the mechanics of matter and the autonomy of his creatures.

If the gods had intended for people to vote, they would have given us candidates.

I think what's going on in Guantanamo Bay and other places is a disgrace to the U.S.A. I wouldn't say it's the cause of terrorism, but it has given impetus and excuses to potential terrorists to lash out at our country and justify their despicable acts.

I think it is quite dangerous for an organisation to think they can predict where they are going to need leadership. It needs to be something that people are willing to assume if it feels relevant, given the context of any situation.