#dictate

In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons. ↗

— Mary McCarthy

#dictated #ethical #even #honorable #military

So many people feel that once you reach a certain age then it's time for you to retire from a sport you love. I don't think that's true at all. I think age should not dictate that. ↗

— Alonzo Mourning

#certain #certain age #dictate #feel #i

As a major contemporary composer, Madonna should not let the eye dictate to the ear. ↗

— Camille Paglia

#contemporary #dictate #ear #eye #madonna

If we were living in ancient Rome or Greece, I would be considered sickly and unattractive. The times dictate that thin is better for some strange reason, which I think is foolish. ↗

— Gwyneth Paltrow

#ancient rome #better #considered #dictate #foolish

If I do a film and have to get naked, that tends to dictate how often I go to the gym. Acting in 'Richard II' on stage was a huge physical workout, so I ended up more toned than I normally am. ↗

— Eddie Redmayne

#am #dictate #ended #film #get

I think when people hear about a celebrity writing a book of any kind, the assumption is that it was dictated to a ghostwriter. ↗

— Molly Ringwald

#any #assumption #book #celebrity #dictated

I posed nude to show my parents they couldn't dictate to me any more - that I control my life. ↗

— LaToya Jackson

#control #dictate #i #life #me

One of the things I noticed more in this draft than in any recent drafts was the importance of the character issue. Players who had baggage, like Justice, fell much farther than his talent dictated. But a lot of coaches didn't want to take the chance. ↗

— Ron Jaworski

#baggage #chance #character #coaches #dictated

Material loss can be made up through renewed labor, but the moral wrong which has been inflicted upon the conquered peoples, in the peace dictates, leaves a burning scar on the people's conscience. ↗

— Hjalmar Schacht

#burning #conquered #conscience #dictates #inflicted

But human nature dictates that there will always be cheaters. That's inevitable. Where there's money involved and glory, there are going to be people that cheat, and there will always be ways to cheat. ↗

— David Millar

#cheat #cheaters #dictates #glory #going