Override Quotes

Only a fool permits the letter of the law to override the spirit in the heart. Do not let a piece of paper stand in the way of true love and headlines.

I suspect that we may differ with the selectmen on any number of issues overall but you have to respect their courage and leadership on a tough issue like this override. These four selectmen took a stand to address an immediate problem. Had they not, anything from cutting library hours to the layoff of vital public safety workers, would have resulted.

The President, in talking about freedom and democracy, is sparking a wave of very positive democratic sentiment that might help us override both Islamic fundamentalism that has formed in that region, and also some of the hatred for our policies of invading Iraq.

I`m doing something to try to override the thoughts that tend to get in my head and keep me from pulling the trigger. It seemed to work this week.

Our job is to serve each tribe. We don`t supplant their authority; we do not override their authority. We can only exercise the authority they grant us.

Each of us -- and the Florida Supreme Court has said this -- has a right to control our own body. We have a fundamental right to make our own medical treatment choices, and the state doesn`t have a right to override our wishes.