#dictate

I am not going to be dictated to by fans, certainly. I am dictated enough to by my record company to last me a million years. ↗

— Marvin Gaye

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I know many writers who first dictate passages, then polish what they have dictated. I speak, then I polish - occasionally I do windows. ↗

— Edward Koch

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I don't dictate the solos and I don't dictate the vocal harmonies. ↗

— Dan Hicks

#harmonies #i #solos #vocal

Give me a lead of 14-0 at halftime and I will dictate the final score. ↗

— Frank Leahy

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Tax rates for the wealthy should revert to Clinton-era levels, both because it is necessary for long-term deficit reduction and because fairness dictates it. Moreover, there is no proof that higher marginal rates dissuade investment, all the rhetoric from the Right notwithstanding. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

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Here Fashion is a despot, and no one dreams of evading its dictates. ↗

— Marguerite Gardiner

#dictates #dreams #fashion #here

No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit. ↗

— Ansel Adams

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I really feel like life will dictate itself. You should allow it to unfold as naturally as possible. Just go with the flow. When you're really desperate, you say a few prayers and hope for the best. That's the way I've always lived my life. ↗

— Shania Twain

#always #best #desperate #dictate #feel

I loved doing all those costume dramas. I didn't think, 'Ooh I've got to avoid being typecast' - you can't ever be dictated to by what other people think. I just do things because I fancy the parts and the directors. ↗

— Helena Bonham Carter

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Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason. ↗

— Orson Welles

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