Grounds Quotes

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"We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air. We shall defend our island whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing-grounds, we shall fight in the fields, we shall fight in the hills, we shall never surrender."

- Winston Churchill

But you can`t show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture. You`ve got to show what it`s really like, and try to reach them on their own grounds.

- James Dean

Adultery - which is the only grounds for divorce in New York - is not grounds for divorce in California. As a matter of fact, adultery in Southern California is grounds for marriage.

- Allan Sherman

The grounds here are amazing and very well kept. It`s phenomenal that all year round it`s just very beautiful.

- Andrea Smith

The Senator from Massachusetts has given us ample grounds to doubt the judgment and the attitude he brings to bear on vital issues of national security.

- Dick Cheney

I got a divorce eleven years later on the grounds of cruelty, which is still not easy in England.

- Dinah Sheridan

Being able to host Florida downtown at the Jacksonville Baseball Grounds is big. I really appreciate ( Florida head coach) Pat McMahon agreeing to play us here. It`s a great opportunity for our kids and our people to be able to host a team the caliber of Florida . It should be a great matchup. It will definitely be a measuring stick for our program.

- Dusty Rhodes

Anyone determined to find another person or group inferior can always find whole lists of grounds that demonstrate inferiority because we are all inferior to the ideals of humanness we have erected.

- Marilyn French

I think he did challenge the Democrats, unlike any modern Republican presidential candidate, on the question of the basic direction of American government, particularly as it dealt with domestic policies and domestic economics, ... And it did shift the grounds of the debate.

- Walter Mondale

We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.

- Winston Churchill

We need to be advised as to whether there will be the termination of service on the grounds of redundancy for some or all of the workers as a result of the ownership change. If that is not the case, the matter needs to be settled as to whether there will be a renewal of the existing contract of employment, or the re-engagement under a new contract.

- Danny Roberts

I think it`s a really good game and I`m sure it`s something that kids in particular will enjoy playing as it goes around different grounds,

- Paul Scholes

The Army has carried the American ... ideal to its logical conclusion. Not only do they prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, creed and color, but also on ability.

- Tom Lehrer

We`ve made a number of releases on the subject, and if it happens again, how we react will be another thing. If it`s still going on at grounds, then we`re going to be very disappointed and unhappy about it. But since Sydney we haven`t had too many problems on the field, so we`ll take each game as it goes.

- Graeme Smith

It was a very violent act. It happened on school grounds. There was a significant public outcry: `We can`t have this happen again.`

- Michael Miller

Democracies are poor breeding grounds for terrorism and war.

- Adam Schiff

I got a letter in July saying they were going to give me a personalized 2004 World Series watch along with everyone else in the organization, ... but I really wanted a ring. I felt I deserved a ring. The so-called ambassadors who were there for a year and the grounds crew all got it. And I didn`t.

- Charles Carroll

The idea of developing the grounds so there`s a sculpture park where people can have conversations with artists is great. People talked with me while I was working, and that gave them a real sense of the work ethic you have to have to be an artist. Just seeing someone physically making art is really educational.

- Patrick Dougherty

The logic is often far-fetched - how does medical marijuana affect interstate commerce? - and some conservatives would like judges to start throwing out federal laws wholesale on commerce clause grounds. The court once again said no thanks.

- Michael Kinsley

Moreover, I want us to urge political and religious leaders, and all peoples of the world, to move forward in a conciliatory spirit, to deal with religious matters in a responsible and balanced way, and to focus on their common grounds.

- Aiko Uemura

The arguement in the O`Reilly injunction suit is postponed until the 3rd Monday in Oct. to give time to learn the grounds of the Kentucky decision.

- Alena Nardinger

All that I say is, examine, inquire. Look into the nature of things. Search out the grounds of your opinions, the for and against. Know why you believe, understand what you believe, and possess a reason for the faith that is in you.

- Alex Albany

Admittedly great though these reasons be, they are not the principal grounds, that is, those which may rightfully claim for themselves the privilege of the highest admiration.

- Alex Sink

I am basically a complainer and all the grounds for complaint have been swept out from under me.

- Allan Schweyer

Procedures outside the stadiums and in the parking areas still need to be optimized, for example so that emergency medical services can leave the grounds on their way to the hospital faster.

- Ammie Kim

Some campaigns are not worth waging if you can`t win; others have to be fought on grounds of principle regardless of the chances for success.

- Amr Mussa

It is essential that policy instruments be developed that would firmly establish democratization on the basis of social consensus and enable transformation on stable grounds.

- Amy Popp

There are plenty of opportunities for common grounds that we need to explore and strengthen. The Hispanic community has a strong affinity for our relationship with Israel.

- Andi Wise

Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief, while judicious men are showing you the grounds of it.

- Andrew Rudnick

(In the DIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES, Bishop J. Jon Bruno lost the first round in a property fight with St. James, Newport Beach, but he is fighting back with all guns blazing. He disputes the notion of free speech and says it is simply a matter of who owns the property, which he, of course, maintains that he does. One VirtueOnline reader observed that Bruno`s caterwauling about losing in court did not cite any grounds for appeal -- only the opinion that the ruling was in) error. ... Nine times out of 10 when you lose in the circuit court -- you`ve lost. Generally, appeals courts don`t overturn the rulings of lower courts. That`s why appeals that triumph are such big news.

- Antun Domic

It`s appalling that the US military killed these women`s families and then the US government rejects their visas on the grounds that they have no family to return to in Iraq. These women have no desire to stay in the United States. We had a very hard time convincing them to come, but we told them how important it would be for their stories to be heard by Americans.

- Assoc Prof Au Eong

And there were absolutely no grounds for me. This PR campaign they have to say `we want parents involved` is just nothing less than baloney.

- Barry Barrett

We won`t have as much polish on the buildings and grounds as we`d like, but all our learning institutions are ready,

- Barry Brinster

I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don`t know the answer

- Douglas Adams

Anyone determined to find another person or group inferior can always find whole lists of grounds that demonstrate inferiority because we are all inferior to the ideals of humanness we have erected

- Marilyn French

He reminds me of the man who murdered both his parents, and then when sentence was about to be pronounced pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan

- Abraham Lincoln

One mustn`t criticize other people on grounds where he can`t stand perpendicular himself

- Mark Twain

In every marriage more than a week old, there are grounds for divorce. The trick is to find, and continue to find, grounds for marriage.

- Robert Anderson

To the extent that the judicial profession becomes the daily routine of deciding cases on the most secure precedents and the narrowest grounds available, the judicial mind atrophies and its perspective shrinks.

- Irving R. Kaufman