A child-like man is not a man whose development has been arrested; on the contrary, he is a man who has given himself a chance of continuing to develop long after most adults have muffled themselves in the cocoon of middle-aged habit and convention. Aldous Huxley English Novelist More Aldous Huxley Quotes 1
A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids. Andrew Vachss American Author More Andrew Vachss Quotes 1
The Bio-diversity Convention has not yielded any tangible benefits to the world's poor. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Statesman More Atal Bihari Vajpayee Quotes 0
Nonetheless, Article 5 makes clear that if an Iraqi civilian who is not a member of the armed forces, has engaged in attacks on Coalition forces, the Geneva Convention permits the use of more coercive interrogation approaches to prevent future attacks. John Yoo American Educator More John Yoo Quotes 0
Under the Geneva Convention, for example, a POW is required only to provide name, rank, and serial number and cannot receive any benefits for cooperating. John Yoo American Educator More John Yoo Quotes 0
As I discovered, even the governor of a major state who holds pro-life views can be denied a hearing at his party's convention without the national media protesting it. Robert Casey American Politician More Robert Casey Quotes 0
I think it would be bizarre to pick somebody to speak at the convention based on their sexual preference, because once you go down that road, why don't you pick a transvestite? Gary Bauer American Public Servant More Gary Bauer Quotes 0
The author of McCarthyism was given the distinction of addressing the Republican National Convention. This strikes terror in the hearts of honest men. Emanuel Celler American Politician More Emanuel Celler Quotes 0
When a man and a woman have an overwhelming passion for each other, it seems to me, in spite of such obstacles dividing them as parents or husband, that they belong to each other in the name of Nature, and are lovers by Divine right, in spite of human convention or the laws. Nicolas de Chamfort French Writer More Nicolas de Chamfort Quotes 0
By ratifying the Convention, governments become legally bound to implement the rights therein. Carol Bellamy American Educator More Carol Bellamy Quotes 0
Heather and I decided we were going to be pretty low-key at the convention. Mary Cheney American Celebrity More Mary Cheney Quotes 0
On big issues like war in Iraq, but in many other issues they simply must be multilateral. There's no other way around. You have the instances like the global warming convention, the Kyoto protocol, when the U.S. went its own way. Hans Blix Swedish Diplomat More Hans Blix Quotes 0
Words without deeds violates the moral and legal obligation we have under the genocide convention but, more importantly, violates our sense of right and wrong and the standards we have as human beings about looking to care for one another. Jon Corzine American Politician More Jon Corzine Quotes 0
This is the first convention of the space age - where a candidate can promise the moon and mean it. David Brinkley American Journalist More David Brinkley Quotes 0
I mean, we are facing so many very, very important issues and those are the issues that you heard talked about last night from the Republican convention, and that you'll hear my husband talk about. And those are the really important issues facing our country right now. Laura Bush American First Lady More Laura Bush Quotes 0
I've just got into the convention circuit in the last couple of years and it's great to see all these people who are still interested in the show. It's so gratifying to hear that so many people enjoyed the work that Erin and I have done. Gil Gerard American Actor More Gil Gerard Quotes 0
This isn't really a convention, This is really an infomercial. And every night we'll have a different infomercial and people view it with a certain level of cynicism. Susan Estrich American Journalist More Susan Estrich Quotes 0
When you're standing in front of an audience like this that is so enthusiastic and so much behind you, it is very hard to give a bad speech. Even a bad speech sounds good in a convention hall like this. Susan Estrich American Journalist More Susan Estrich Quotes 0
I expect the Republicans will enjoy a large bounce out of their convention. They're here wrapping themselves in the 9/11 flag, which I think is inappropriate in many ways, but it's their choice. Harold Ford American Politician More Harold Ford Quotes 0
I think the country is very settled in a lot of ways, and we saw that after the Democratic Convention. I think a lot of the bump that we enjoyed came when John Kerry selected John Edwards as his running mate. Harold Ford American Politician More Harold Ford Quotes 0
There was a war crimes trial because an American prisoner had been shot trying to escape. He had obviously been recaptured and shot, and that violated the Geneva Convention. Charles Guggenheim American Director More Charles Guggenheim Quotes 0
It's not any desire on my part to start playing dads, but it's a convention of drama. If you don't get the parts of young people going out to nightclubs, you have to play their fathers. Ian Hart English Actor More Ian Hart Quotes 0
Nearly 60 years ago, the international community made a commitment to put an end to the crime of genocide by ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. Alcee Hastings American Politician More Alcee Hastings Quotes 0
A convention was drawn up on June 17, 1925, in which the principle of supervision, as opposed to that of simple propaganda, was recognized, thanks to the efforts of the labour members, of whom I was one. Leon Jouhaux French Leader More Leon Jouhaux Quotes 0
I only went to one Star Trek convention and that was in the late '80s. I hadn't gone to a convention before that. It was quite amusing, with the people dressed up and all of that. Persis Khambatta Indian Actress More Persis Khambatta Quotes 0