#allowed

Somebody told me I should put a pebble in my mouth to cure my stuttering. Well, I tried it, and during a scene I swallowed the pebble. That was the end of that. ↗

— Jean Rostand

#during #end #i #i tried #me

Sham marriages have been widespread; people have been allowed to settle in Britain without being able to speak English; and there have not been rules in place to stop migrants becoming a burden on the taxpayer. We are changing all of that. ↗

— Theresa May

#allowed #becoming #been #being #britain

The men and women of our armed forces played an instrumental role in the election process - securing polling sites and providing security - that allowed so many Iraqis the opportunity to vote freely for the first time ever. ↗

— John M. McHugh

#armed #armed forces #election #ever #first

Before this government came to power, many failing schools were simply allowed to drift on in a pattern of continuing failure. The government is determined to break that pattern and is successfully doing so. ↗

— Estelle Morris

#before #break #came #continuing #determined

Life is the only art that we are required to practice without preparation, and without being allowed the preliminary trials, the failures and botches, that are essential for training. ↗

— Lewis Mumford

#art #being #essential #failures #life

The liberal intelligentsia has allowed its party to become a captive of corporate interests. ↗

— Ralph Nader

#become #captive #corporate #corporate interests #intelligentsia

I think people change, but the media, they never allowed me to change. They never allowed me to be a better person. ↗

— Terrell Owens

#better #better person #change #i #i think

In Turkey, you're not allowed to be left alone in the hospital. The nurse teaches the family how to do things, and somebody is always there with the patient. ↗

— Mehmet Oz

#alone #always #family #hospital #how

I allowed the scriptwriter to come to my parties for research and it's a good thing he did otherwise I don't think Personal Services would've been so good. ↗

— Cynthia Payne

#allowed #been #come #did #good

I think Elvis would be alive today, probably, if he had been allowed to mix and mingle with his fans. I think it was a great cross for him to bear that he couldn't get out and be with his fans. ↗

— Minnie Pearl

#allowed #bear #been #cross #elvis