After Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, I was heartened to see him issue an Open Government Initiative on his first full day in office.
When you take out individual initiative, individual responsibility, and the hope that every individual is born with, to better their lives, to climb the economic ladder, to pursue happiness, that is, in fact, a neoslavery.
A deadly sins addendum is long overdue. Life has changed since Pope Gregory the Great scribbled his initial list in the sixth century.
A good movie is made by an initial burst of energy, the way that, when you are in school, your class exercises are always better than your final projects.
The launch of the report coincides with the initiation by WHO of the global strategy for the prevention and control of osteoporosis, and I think a good partnership could be established in our common efforts to prevent osteoporosis.
I had one fight in my adult life. I had the famous '89 fight with Nicole, which she admits that she initiated the physical part.
To deal with the stark reality of having hit or hurt a woman or child, to deal with the initial responsibility you have not to do that and the knowledge you did do it, can be incredibly hard.
Informed opponents of Obama's healthcare initiative have expressed dismay at the low level of discourse.
We initially targeted pager networks, which have been suffering for the last decade due to cell phone sales.
Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves - and be free.
I was approached by Oxfam to go to Mali as their ambassador and get involved in their various initiatives out there. But I felt that was missing the point of using me, a musician.
Economic growth is the most important initiative every governor faces.
The scariness of manhood to males may be symbolically seen in the many stories of indigenous Australian boys who ran away and hid in the bush as the time of initiation approached.
If we knew exactly the laws of nature and the situation of the universe at the initial moment, we could predict exactly the situation of the same universe at a succeeding moment.
I think flying planes into a building was a faith-based initiative. I think religion is a neurological disorder.
The most important element of a free society, where individual rights are held in the highest esteem, is the rejection of the initiation of violence.
A vote of confidence from Cisco Systems can be very important to fledging technology companies, especially if they have initial public offerings on the horizon.
Kind and lovely thought originate from God while evil and revengeful thoughts are initiated by the devil.
An industrious mother is an initiator of a good course; always charting new course for her loved ones.
Initially, the site was favourably reviewed in a leading new media publication and the word spread.
Joy doesn't betray but sustains activism. And when you face a politics that aspires to make you fearful, alienated and isolated, joy is a fine initial act of insurrection.
