I have been particularly struck with the overwhelming evidence which is given as to the fitness of the natives of India for high offices and employments.
Children from a given family background, when put in schools of different social compositions, will achieve at quite different levels.
What we actually learn, from any given set of circumstances, determines whether we become increasingly powerless or more powerful.
Given the fact that I have a family and responsibilities, it's the mark of a man to find the courage to do what is right in the face of oppressive evil.
Persistence and resilience only come from having been given the chance to work though difficult problems.
We were given no chance against them, but we held our own and we will be trying to do the same this summer.
In 1981, I spoke at the Olympic Congress. I was scandalised that I was the first athlete to be given that chance. But I made the most of it.
If they had a social gospel in the days of the prodigal son, somebody would have given him a bed and a sandwich and he never would have gone home.
Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth.
I would have probably stolen cars - it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.
Only with our government are you given a certificate at birth, a license at marriage, and a bill at death.
I've given up looking for a boyfriend. That's not to say I won't be interested if the right guy comes along. But I'm not in a hurry.
The very effect of the education they were given... was to make men think; and, thinking, they became less and less satisfied with the miserable pays they received.
It seems that every time mankind is given a lot of energy, we go out and wreck something with it.
It is only the impossible that is possible for God. He has given over the possible to the mechanics of matter and the autonomy of his creatures.
God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.
Having a first single is such a great opportunity for any artist... I'm very appreciative of the support country radio's given 'Could It Be.'
He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief.
Winning Wimbledon was a great feeling and it is still a great feeling. It has given me so much confidence.
Even if producing CO2 was good for the environment, given that we're going to run out of hydrocarbons, we need to find some sustainable means of operating.
The British have given me good support for the last 8 years and have always believed in me.
