There was no guarantee of victory if I remained the same or just tried to be myself, but there was certain defeat in pretending to be something I was not.
There are no guarantees in life, which is why my motto is to live intensely, love fiercely and to always have two shelties.
Live life while you have it; the fact that you have it is highly improbable, the fact that you will lose it is guaranteed.
A concrete agenda and landslide victory might not even guarantee a president his mandate in a capital as polarized as Washington.
I believe that social security should be a universal retirement guarantee and not means tested.
If you don't like affirmative action, what is your plan to guarantee a level playing field of opportunity?
Who wants a world in which the guarantee that we shall not die of starvation entails the risk of dying of boredom?
You must never forget that greatness does not guarantee happiness but goodness always does
It is the moral duty of every US voter to guarantee that Barack Hussein Obama is a one-term president.
Failure is the ultimate motivator, the supreme teacher, and the definitive guarantee of life. Failure is what makes success so addictive.
We must also win really sufficient and, above all, practical, guarantees for the freedom of the seas and for the further fulfilment of our economic and political tasks throughout the world.
Freedom of expression - in particular, freedom of the press - guarantees popular participation in the decisions and actions of government, and popular participation is the essence of our democracy.
Neither the wording of the amendment itself nor common practice challenged the widely held belief that government guaranteed freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.
I don't think arrested-adolescent humor will fade. Maybe the form will change, but I guarantee its replacement will still be based in immature behavior from mature figures.
Now our job, our duty, our responsibility to ensure the safety and security of our citizens cannot be complete unless we guarantee health care security for our citizens.
To every people the land is given on condition. Perceived or not, there is a Covenant, beyond the constitution, beyond sovereign guarantee, beyond the nation's sweetest dreams of itself.
It's not enough to train today's workforce. We also have to prepare tomorrow's workforce by guaranteeing every child access to a world-class education.
Italy advocates the adoption of a legal instrument on cultural diversity, guaranteeing every country the protection of its own historical identity and the uniqueness of its physical and intangible cultural heritage.
It wasn't until I went to college that I met the theatre people and began to admire them because they were learning a trade that was guaranteed to make money!
The Finland of the 21st century can thrive only if women of learning - in common with their male counterparts - are guaranteed the opportunity to use their creative potential to the full.
You go into any doughnut shop and look at three cops having coffee, I guarantee I look like one of them.
