You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in it.

New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time.

Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards.

In the depth of the near depression that he faced when he came in Barack Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress provided 'recovery funds' that literally kept our classrooms open. Two years ago these funds saved nearly 20 000 teacher and education jobs - just here in North Carolina.

The NFL is such a large multibillion dollar enterprise with fan loyalty because they have provided not only entertainment for sports fans but memories good memories family memories to these fans that can only bring about good will.

In the past human society provided encouragement and opportunity for people to extend support to each other especially in highly stressful situations.

A commercial society whose members are essentially ascetic and indifferent in social ritual has to be provided with blueprints and specifications for evoking the right tone for every occasion.

I saw and I met a lot of people who were in the field. It also provided a context in which I came to respect what the actor did because I saw how difficult it actually was to do.

Let them hate me provided they respect my conduct.

All human beings have an innate need to hear and tell stories and to have a story to live by. religion whatever else it has done has provided one of the main ways of meeting this abiding need.

Studies show that children of divorced parents can have outcomes as positive as those coming from intact homes provided the father remains financially supportive and active in his children's lives.

I am extraordinarily patient provided I get my own way in the end.

I'm extraordinarily patient provided I get my own way in the end.

There is no doubt that religion had already waned under the onslaught of the Enlightenment but it was Freud who provided the radically new understanding of human nature that made any religious explanation of the whats and whys of our personhood seem naive.

A civilization is built on what is required of men not on that which is provided for them.

All men are tempted. There is no man that lives that can't be broken down provided it is the right temptation put in the right spot.

Medical science has proven time and again that when the resources are provided great progress in the treatment cure and prevention of disease can occur.

Civil marriage like all civil rights provided by the government must be provided equally to all Americans.

President Bush has a record of cutting taxes has provided a prescription drug benefit for seniors has upheld the Second Amendment and remains committed to stopping liberal activists judges who are redefining marriage.

Travel provided many interesting experiences but perhaps the most useful lesson I learned was that I really had no proficiency for learning the thousands of characters of the written Chinese language.

Unprovided with original learning unformed in the habits of thinking unskilled in the arts of composition I resolved to write a book.

President Bush offers the American people an optimistic vision and a clear choice in November. The President has provided steady leadership in remarkably changing times. He knows exactly where he wants to lead this country and he has complete confidence in the American people.

Ever since Israel has been a nation the United States has provided the leadership. Every president down to the ages has done this in a fairly balanced way including George Bush senior Gerald Ford and others including myself and Bill Clinton.

A negative judgment gives you more satisfaction than praise provided it smacks of jealousy.