We can't afford to deny our past in a bid to be empowered. But what we can do is contextualize the past.
If the studios paid the artists, how would they ever be able to afford the executives?
I couldn't afford therapy, so I just watched 'Frasier.' Season 4 was a breakthrough.
Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow.
Of all the tyrants the world affords, our own affections are the fiercest lords.
No one will do for you what you need to do for yourself. We cannot afford to be separate. We have to see that all of us are in the same boat.
Because of the makeup of the NBA, it cannot afford for the public to turn on them.
How is the economy supposed to recover when people can't afford to fill the tank?
New York being the greatest walking city in the world, I tend to walk everywhere as long as I am afforded the time.
I was in a band when I was 15. We were a glam band. Then I couldn't afford to buy makeup. At the time that was the thing.
Shelby Carpenter: I can afford a blemish on my character, but not on my clothes.
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel: You can afford to be an optimist. I can't.
Withnail: Free to those that can afford it, very expensive to those that can't.
Because religion has such a compelling hold on the deep psyches of so many people, feminists cannot afford to leave it in the hands of the fathers.
Immigrants provide skills that we simply cannot afford to do without. They have contributed hugely to Britain's success.
I find that, once you get into a position where you can afford a pair of shoes and a decent level of living, success in itself is empty.
A wisely chosen illustration is almost essential to fasten the truth upon the ordinary mind, and no teacher can afford to neglect this part of his preparation.
I would like to promote the concept of a partnership of insurance companies, physicians and hospitals in deploying a basic framework for an electronic medical records system that is affordable.
Civil union is less than marriage. Marriage is a sacred and valued institution and ought to be afforded equal protection.
Film school was a privilege I could not afford.
I'm like a menu at an expensive restaurant; you can look at me, but you can't afford me.
