"I didn`t want Frank (Miller, creator of the comic "Sin City" and co-writer on the film) to be treated just as a writer because he is the only one who has actually been to `Sin City`. I am making such a literal interpretation of his book that I`d have felt weird taking directing credit without him. It was easier for me to quietly resign because otherwise I`d have been force to make compromises I was unwilling to make, or set a precedent that might hurt the guild later on." -- March, 2004 in response to why he left the Directors` Guild of America just before the filming of Sin City (2005)
- Robert RodriguezWhen you raise issues with the President, try to come away with both that decision and also a precedent. Pose issues so as to evoke broader policy guidance. This can help to answer a range of similar issues likely to arise later.
- Donald RumsfeldThere`s no real precedent there for collective punishment or commissary funds. Those are going to be a long battle.
- Robert NewmanThe precedent is set. I`ve just tried to position myself for this job.
- Kelly WellsThis issue is precedent-setting for every border region across Canada.
- Bob MillsSurely our inaction with respect to Syria is a poor precedent if we`re fighting a war on terror.
- Bill KristolIt is inappropriate and without precedent to second-guess a pipeline`s day-to-day operations,
- William WiseIt is inappropriate and without precedent to second-guess a pipeline`s day-to-day operations.
- William WiseA precedent embalms a principle.
- Benjamin DisraeliThere`s really not much of a precedent for such long-living reptiles, so we`re basing our estimate on the fact that she really shows no signs of slowing down.
- Richard JacksonIt doesn`t really change anything. It`s not like people will get their jobs back or their retirement savings back. But I do think the trial is important. It will set a precedent of what`s acceptable corporate conduct. Is it OK for executives to do anything so long as it`s technically legal?
- Bethany McLeanThis is going right to the police. So, it`s a very dangerous precedent.
- Floyd AbramsHe that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
- Adrienne HerronI have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I go for anything new that might improve the past.
- Alan KralWe genuinely believe to this day that it was an honest genuine mistake and we never imagined the punishment would be eight months. The precedent dictated that it was unlikely to be that. We don`t regret he played for that period.
- Alan RussellA conviction that a great European war under modem conditions would be a catastrophe for which previous wars afforded no precedent.
- Albert NewgardenAs federal lawmakers, we have a responsibility to set a precedent for energy efficient practices.
- Alex WalkerIt was a sight surpassing all precedent, and one we never dreamed of seeing.
- Alexandre VinetJudge Roberts has assured me personally that he has a healthy respect for precedent and the hard-won rights of Americans.
- Amanda Merrellthe job of a Supreme Court justice ... is to make precedent.
- Anne MattewsDespite 33 years of Supreme Court precedent that women`s health matters, the court has decided it will once again take up this issue.
- Annie StuartOur position - our case - is built on clear legal precedent. The (U.S.) Supreme Court has even ruled that paintings and art prints are clearly protected under the First Amendment. Under protected speech, I don`t have to get permission from anybody, including the University of Alabama, to engage in that activity.
- Anthony IrvingThere are a lot of (allegations) thrown out there. This is not a good precedent to allow a village resident to throw a person`s name out there and get the board to act on it.
- Arnold ResnicoffThat kind of turnaround is a new precedent for them.
- Bambi SpahrThere`s one particular case where ... a tip came in in the morning, and by that night, the individual was identified and ... termination paperwork had begun on that individual. If we look at the inspector general`s office, that kind of turnaround is a new precedent for them. That`s why the mayor wanted to publicly applaud them and say, `Keep up the good work.`
- Bambi Spahr