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Convention Quotes
Thus the Convention is unequivocal in its call for children to be consulted, to have their opinions heard and to have their best interests considered when law and policies are being drafted. - Carol Bellamy Quotes
If we say the Geneva Convention is obsolete, then what do others who have our soldiers say? - Charles Schumer Quotes
The 1928 Republican Convention opened with a prayer. If the Lord can see His way clear to bless the Republican Party the way its been carrying on, then the rest of us ought to get it without even asking. - Will Rogers Quotes
The media. It sounds like a convention of spiritualists. - Tom Stoppard Quotes
So the result was that as one approached a political convention for most of the 19th century and for most of the 20th century until the 1960s, part of the drama was the fact that you didnt know ultimately who was going to be the nominee at the end of that convention week. - Michael Beschloss Quotes
What is the Geneva Convention on wars! I have never read it. - Yoweri Museveni Quotes
Radical constructivism, thus, is radical because it breaks with convention and develops a theory of knowledge in which knowledge does not reflect an objective ontological reality. - Paul Watzlawick Quotes
The Whigs, on their part, had held their first national convention in December, 1831, and nominated Henry Clay to dispute the succession. - John George Nicolay Quotes
The disruptive powers of excessive national fecundity may have played a greater part in bursting the bonds of convention than either the power of ideas or the errors of autocracy. - John Maynard Keynes Quotes
This is not to condone torture, which is still prohibited by the Torture Convention and federal criminal law. - John Yoo Quotes
A convention was drawn up on June 17, 1925, in which the principle of supervision, as opposed to that of simple propaganda, was recognized, thanks to the efforts of the labour members, of whom I was one. - Leon Jouhaux Quotes
I look forward to their convention and look forward to hearing the President talk about what he will do for the next four years. He hasnt done it up to this point. - Harold Ford Quotes
Running those poor steers back and forth in the heat is ridiculous. What they ought to do is put the steers in the convention hall and run the delegates. - Stanley Marcus Quotes
He testified that when you looked at it through the eyes of lets do it, the costs were very small. They were less than theyd had to spend to host a convention of transportation executives. The cost was not that great. - Major Owens Quotes
I think it would be bizarre to pick somebody to speak at the convention based on their sexual preference, because once you go down that road, why dont you pick a transvestite? - Gary Bauer Quotes
Its not any desire on my part to start playing dads, but its a convention of drama. If you dont get the parts of young people going out to nightclubs, you have to play their fathers. - Ian Hart Quotes
Words without deeds violates the moral and legal obligation we have under the genocide convention but, more importantly, violates our sense of right and wrong and the standards we have as human beings about looking to care for one another. - Jon Corzine Quotes
I thought this convention phenomenon was very flattering, but thats about the extent of it. - George Takei Quotes
The metaphor of the king as the shepherd of his people goes back to ancient Egypt. Perhaps the use of this particular convention is due to the fact that, being stupid, affectionate, gregarious, and easily stampeded, the societies formed by sheep are most like human ones. - Northrop Frye Quotes
When youre standing in front of an audience like this that is so enthusiastic and so much behind you, it is very hard to give a bad speech. Even a bad speech sounds good in a convention hall like this. - Susan Estrich Quotes
Black Comedy is a farce that is played in the dark, as you know, with the lights full on. Its the Chinese convention of reversing light and dark, and exactly where anybody is at any given moment is the play. - Peter Shaffer Quotes
Ive just got into the convention circuit in the last couple of years and its great to see all these people who are still interested in the show. Its so gratifying to hear that so many people enjoyed the work that Erin and I have done. - Gil Gerard Quotes
Tonight, I am pleased to announce that I have secured $1 million from the Convention Host Committee to fund the beautification of Bostons neighborhoods. - Thomas Menino Quotes
A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids. - Andrew Vachss Quotes
As I discovered, even the governor of a major state who holds pro-life views can be denied a hearing at his partys convention without the national media protesting it. - Robert Casey Quotes
So if 1960 had occurred under the old convention system, Kennedy would have had a very hard time getting the Democratic nomination because he would have been rejected by all those people who had worked with him in Washington. - Michael Beschloss Quotes
The dream of the Convention was born from the that children and their needs were not been considered when policies were being made, laws passed or actions undertaken. - Carol Bellamy Quotes
Nearly 60 years ago, the international community made a commitment to put an end to the crime of genocide by ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. - Alcee Hastings Quotes
Chicago kept industry, attracted new business, became the center for convention trade and transportation. - Jane Byrne Quotes
I think weve established a convention on the show that allows us to do pretty much anything we want to. - Thayer David Quotes
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