“A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation.”
Thomas Jefferson
“A strict observer is one who would be an atheist under an atheistic king.”
Jean de la Bruyere
“Make your educational laws strict and your criminal ones can be gentle; but if you leave youth its liberty you will have to dig dungeons for ages.”
Michel de Montaigne
“No one is more than a sum total of his life experiences. Mr. Wilson is the son of a strict disciplinarian who ruled his home with an iron fist as well.”
Chris Harper
“This year we started strictly enforcing it as it was written, ... I don't know, maybe I take the blame for not making the administrators as aware of the need to enforce it, but I told them over the summer that there was no question about what it was and that it needed to be enforced.”
Jim Duncan
“One lender could have been really strict and specific about the borrower providing the documentation to prove that they were affected by the Sept. 11 attacks, and another banker may not have, or may have had ulterior motives for approving loans.”
Carol Chastang
“While phase one is strictly informational we are currently developing a network of charter jet, luxury motor yacht, executive ground transportation companies as well as all inclusive resorts that are geared to meet the needs of the affluent traveler.”
Dan Noyes