(1743 quotes found)
“The Belgrade authorities do not allow it, they want to avoid it (a Milosevic funeral), We do not have any other choice. As far as I know Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov agreed yesterday (to allow the funeral) and tomorrow we will ask (the Russian) authorities.”
Marko Milosevic
“Though small was your allowance,You saved a little store:And those who save a littleShall get a plenty more.”
William Makepeace Thackeray
“Languages are jealous sovereigns, and passports are rarely allowed for travelers to cross their strictly guarded borders”
Rabindranath Tagore
“If Uribe's allowed to run he's in an extremely strong position, but it's not necessarily a foregone conclusion.”
Michael Shifter
“Die? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him.”
John Barrymore
“[Discrimination isn't always conscious, or maybe it's just absent-minded.] I don't believe for a minute anybody allowed people to suffer because they are African Americans, ... Nobody, especially the president, would have left people unattended on the basis of race.”
Condoleeza Rice
“A diplomat these days in nothing, but a head waiter who is allowed to sit down occasionally.”
Peter Ustinov
“All I say is, kings is kings, and you got to make allowances. Take them all around, they're a mighty ornery lot. It's the way they're raised.”
Mark Twain
“It sounds like we have a community problem. It's not an athletic issue. The biggest story is who's allowing these youngsters to drink? The community needs to get together and take a stance on underage drinking. It's a student body issue across the valley.”
Christina Osborne
“A politician wouldn't dream of being allowed to call a columnist the things a columnist is allowed to call a politician”
Max Lerner